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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Camara's mother displays what sort of attitude?
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Humble.
(d) Authoritarian.

2. What does Camara's father fear about Camara in regards to the snake?
(a) That he is not smart enough.
(b) That he will kill the snake.
(c) That he will not have the gift.
(d) That he will only have part of the gift.

3. Where do the people of Camara's village occasionally find gold?
(a) In the mud.
(b) In the clay.
(c) In the sand.
(d) In the forest.

4. What fascinating animal does young Camara see in his father's forge?
(a) A dog.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A bird.
(d) A snake.

5. What does Camara's grandmother tell him every time she sees him?
(a) That he's too unhealthy.
(b) That he's too shy.
(c) That he's too fat.
(d) That he's too skinny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Tindican in relation to Kouroussa?

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

3. What kind of a man is Lansana's twin brother?

4. 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?

5. What does Camara do when the reapers need water?

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