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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Camara do when he sits at the bonfire on the night of the ritual?
(a) He jumps over the fire.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He sings.
(d) He trembles.

2. How old is Camara in his earliest memories?
(a) Six or seven.
(b) Five or six.
(c) Four or five.
(d) Three or four.

3. The students' parents have been unaware of the atmosphere surrounding Camara's school. What type of atmosphere has it been?
(a) Comfortable.
(b) Happy.
(c) Brutal.
(d) Friendly.

4. Some of Camara's brothers and sisters don't fit in his mother's hut. Where do they sleep?
(a) In their father's mother's hut.
(b) In their mother's mother's hut.
(c) In their uncle's hut.
(d) In their father's hut.

5. How long will the boys stay in a special hut after the circumcision?
(a) Two months.
(b) A week.
(c) A month.
(d) Two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the guests shower the boys with during the circumcision ceremony?

2. What instrument does the praise-singer pull out when singing the praises of Camara's father in chapter 2?

3. Who do the older children take their frustration out on?

4. Why do the boys stay in a special hut after their circumcision?

5. What is the name of one particular apprentice Camara remembers?

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