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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Camara's grandmother do with him when she takes him around her village?
(a) She shows him off.
(b) She makes him talk to everybody.
(c) She holds him the whole time.
(d) She makes him sing.

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. What instrument does the praise-singer pull out when singing the praises of Camara's father in chapter 2?
(a) A violin.
(b) A harp.
(c) A drum.
(d) A guitar.

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

5. How does Camara's mother light up his bed?
(a) With a match.
(b) With a flashlight.
(c) With an oil lamp.
(d) With a torch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the people of Camara's village occasionally find gold?

2. Why does Camara feel self-conscious in his school clothes while in Tindican?

3. Why does Camara's mother find it difficult to understand why he wants more schooling?

4. Who accompanies Camara to the airport?

5. Who does Camara walk to school with when he is a child?

(see the answer key)

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