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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's father do as he works with the gold?
(a) He talks to his son.
(b) He is very quiet.
(c) He sings a song.
(d) He breathes unknown cantations.

2. What does Camara know about the harvest tradition?
(a) Not much.
(b) He understands where it comes from.
(c) Everything.
(d) He learned much about the tradition.

3. What does young Camara do in his father's forge?
(a) He helps his father.
(b) He listens to the sounds.
(c) He plays music.
(d) He makes a nuisance of himself.

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. What does Camara's grandmother's hut look like?
(a) Clean.
(b) Full of stuff.
(c) Empty.
(d) Dirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camara love to do in the evenings while in Tindican?

2. How old is Camara in his earliest memories?

3. The dancing goes on how long after the circumcision ceremony and before the boys are taken to a special hut where they will stay?

4. When does Camara's rite of passage start?

5. Why doesn't Camara's family member want to get too far ahead of the rest of the reapers?

(see the answer key)

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