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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do people hang ears of corn on ropes?
(a) To keep them away from the farm animals.
(b) To keep them away from the neighbors.
(c) To keep them away from the children.
(d) To keep them away from the pets.

2. What kind of woman visits Camara's father's shop in chapter two?
(a) A normal member of all the women who come to the shop with silver.
(b) A representative of all the women who come to the shop with silver.
(c) A representative of all the women who come to the shop with gold.
(d) A representative of all the villagers who come to the shop with silver.

3. Who is Marie?
(a) A former student at the girls' high school.
(b) A student at the girl's middle school.
(c) A student at the girls' high school.
(d) A student at Camara's school.

4. When do the reapers return to the village?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) At night.
(c) In the evening.
(d) The next morning.

5. What will most boys become in the future?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Preachers.
(c) Reapers.
(d) Farmers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of landscape does Camara see that he has never seen before while on the train to Conakry?

2. What does Camara's grandmother's hut look like?

3. How does Camara feel the night after he hears the story about the special snake?

4. What does Camara's father do when he hears the douga?

5. What does Camara's grandmother do with him when she takes him around her village?

(see the answer key)

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