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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kouyate's father do as a profession?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Reaper.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Praise-singer.

2. What is the quality of the instruction in Camara's school when he returns to it?
(a) Poor.
(b) Funny.
(c) Uninteresting.
(d) Excellent.

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?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) A week.

4. Who embraces Camara when he arrives in Tindican?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His friend.

5. What do many people think of country folk?
(a) That they are strong.
(b) That they are uncivilized and coarse.
(c) That they are unhealthy.
(d) That they are civilized and coarse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do parents send their children to Camara's father?

2. Some of Camara's brothers and sisters don't fit in his mother's hut. Where do they sleep?

3. What does Camara find on the honor roll at his school every term?

4. One day, some men come and ask Camara's mother to get a certain animal back on its feet. What kind of animal?

5. When does the tom-tom begin to beat for the rite of passage?

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