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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 the reapers not compete with each other?
(a) So they can all stay together.
(b) Because they are lazy.
(c) Because they are tired.
(d) Because they all have the same strength.

2. What does young Camara enjoy doing from the corner of the workshop?
(a) Watching the fire.
(b) Playing with fire.
(c) Talking to customers.
(d) Killing snakes.

3. What does young Camara offer to the animal he sees in his father's forge?
(a) Bread.
(b) A reed.
(c) A mouse.
(d) Cheese.

4. Camara's mother's presence maintains what during meal times?
(a) Cleanliness.
(b) Disorder.
(c) Sturdiness.
(d) Order and tradition.

5. What instrument does the praise-singer pull out when singing the praises of Camara's father in chapter 2?
(a) A harp.
(b) A drum.
(c) A violin.
(d) A guitar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Camara's parents' huts located?

2. What does Camara's friend Kouyate look like?

3. Who encourages Camara and Marie to be more intimate?

4. Who are the reapers for the rice harvest?

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

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