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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Camara walk to school with when he is a child?
(a) With his nephew.
(b) With his friend.
(c) With his sister.
(d) With his brother.

2. Who has arrived to celebrate Camara's departure from Kouroussa?
(a) Several friends.
(b) Several praise-singers.
(c) Several tom-tom players.
(d) Several family members.

3. What do the guests shower the boys with during the circumcision ceremony?
(a) Gifts.
(b) Water.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Handkerchiefs.

4. How does Camara's father react when he tells him about his plans to study abroad?
(a) He starts crying.
(b) He is opposed to the idea.
(c) He starts screaming.
(d) He is supportive.

5. How long is the walk from Kouroussa to Tindican when Camara does it with his youngest uncle?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Two hours.
(d) One hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Camara feel the night after he hears the story about the special snake?

2. What kind of landscape does Camara see that he has never seen before while on the train to Conakry?

3. What announces that the harvest has begun?

4. What does Camara do when he goes to the rice fields during harvest?

5. Where is the always present visitor located when Camara's father works with gold?

(see the answer key)

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