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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Camara do when he goes to the rice fields during harvest?
(a) He brings the stalks of rice back to the village.
(b) He bundles the stalks of rice.
(c) He cuts the stalks of rice.
(d) He burns the stalks of rice.

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

3. Where are Camara's parents' huts located?
(a) Close to a railroad.
(b) Close to a farm.
(c) Close to a busy road.
(d) Close to a river.

4. Who are the reapers for the rice harvest?
(a) Sturdy young men.
(b) Sturdy old men.
(c) Celebrated men.
(d) The heads of the family.

5. When the special snake began to appear on a regular basis, what did it do?
(a) He helped Camara's father know the future.
(b) He helped Camara know the future.
(c) He helped Camara's father know life's secrets.
(d) He helped Camara's mother know the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camara begin to do in the rice fields?

2. What color is Camara's school uniform?

3. 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?

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

5. Who cuts the first swath of rice from the field on the day of the harvest?

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