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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Camara's friend Kouyate look like?
(a) Big and tall.
(b) Drowsy.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Small and thin.

2. Where does Camara wish he could be the night after he hears the story about the special snake?
(a) His uncle's hut.
(b) His own hut.
(c) His father's hut.
(d) His mother's hut.

3. What kind of a man is Lansana's twin brother?
(a) He loves to sit still.
(b) He's quiet.
(c) He's restless.
(d) He's loud.

4. Who makes fun of Camara because he's feeling awkward around Fanta?
(a) Camara's brother.
(b) Fanta's sister.
(c) Camara's sister.
(d) Fanta's brother.

5. Why is the snake which Camara finds special?
(a) Because it is the guiding spirit of his mother.
(b) Because it is the guiding spirit of the house.
(c) Because it is the guiding spirit of his uncle.
(d) Because it is the guiding spirit of his father.

6. Why do all the apprentices and workers in the blacksmith shop turn their attention to the production of the trinket?
(a) Because gold work is abundant and fascinating.
(b) Because gold work is rare and boring.
(c) Because gold work is boring.
(d) Because gold work is rare and fascinating.

7. Where does Camara's grandmother store milk?
(a) In a bowl.
(b) In a coconut.
(c) In a jug.
(d) In a calabash.

8. Where are Camara's parents' huts located?
(a) Close to a railroad.
(b) Close to a busy road.
(c) Close to a farm.
(d) Close to a river.

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

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

11. What do Camara and his friends play with while he's in Tindican?
(a) Soccer balls.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Metal toys.
(d) Slingshots.

12. When does the school teacher punish the students physically?
(a) When the students are late.
(b) When the students' handwriting is not exact.
(c) When the students don't listen.
(d) When the students interrupt.

13. What do the reapers do while they work?
(a) They talk.
(b) They complain.
(c) They sing.
(d) They eat.

14. What does the woman do when the trinket is presented to her?
(a) She trembles.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She sighs.
(d) She sits down.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camara's father fear about Camara in regards to the snake?

2. What kind of woman visits Camara's father's shop in chapter two?

3. Which animals are abundant in the river when the water rises?

4. What fascinating animal does young Camara see in his father's forge?

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

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