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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Camara's grandmother's hut look like?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Empty.
(c) Full of stuff.
(d) Clean.

2. What kind of a man is Lansana?
(a) He's poor.
(b) He talks the whole time.
(c) He's loud.
(d) He's quiet.

3. What do the women and the girls do after the procession?
(a) They watch the boys.
(b) They go home.
(c) They cook.
(d) They stay out all night.

4. Where is the always present visitor located when Camara's father works with gold?
(a) Under the table.
(b) Under the sheepskin.
(c) Under the work bench.
(d) On top of the sheepskin.

5. What do many people think of country folk?
(a) That they are unhealthy.
(b) That they are uncivilized and coarse.
(c) That they are strong.
(d) That they are civilized and coarse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the reapers use to do their work?

2. How long is the walk from Kouroussa to Tindican when Camara does it with his youngest uncle?

3. What does Camara do when he goes to the rice fields during harvest?

4. What do Camara and his friends play with while he's in Tindican?

5. Why does Camara assume that his father underwent the rituals of preparing to work with gold before he even stepped foot in the shop the morning of the woman's arrival with gold?

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