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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the praise-singer talking about in chapter 2?
(a) About people Camara has never heard about.
(b) About people Camara has heard all about.
(c) About people Camara has sometimes heard about.
(d) About people Camara likes.

2. Why does Camara not pull Fanta's hair anymore after their conversation?
(a) Because he doesn't like her anymore.
(b) Because he is afraid of her.
(c) Because he starts pulling somebody else's hair.
(d) Because he feels foolish about pulling her hair.

3. What is the name of Kouyate's sister?
(a) Maria.
(b) Mariama.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Miryam.

4. Who do the children occasionally complain to when being taken advantage of?
(a) To their brothers.
(b) To their parents.
(c) To their friends.
(d) To the director.

5. How do the other boys feel when Camara puts Marie on his bicycle?
(a) Comfortable.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will most boys become in the future?

2. What does Camara's father give Camara when he leaves home?

3. When does the ritual procession around town finish?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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