4. What does Camara's father fear about Camara in regards to the snake?
(a) That he will only have part of the gift.
(b) That he will not have the gift.
(c) That he is not smart enough.
(d) That he will kill the snake.

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

6. Who is always present when Camara's father works with gold?
(a) The black snake.
(b) A black cat.
(c) Camara's mother.
(d) A new snake.

7. Why do women who want a golden trinket hire a praise-singer to have the trinket made well and on time?
(a) To act as a priest.
(b) To act as a seller.
(c) To act as a friend.
(d) To act as a go-between.

8. What is the color of the special snake Camara finds one day?
(a) Black and yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

9. One day, some men come and ask Camara's mother to get a certain animal back on its feet. What kind of animal?
(a) A pig.
(b) A cow.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A horse.

10. What does the animal do after Camara's mother gets it back on its feet?
(a) He stays with Camara's mother.
(b) He follows Camara away.
(c) He runs off.
(d) He follows his master away.

11. What kind of woman visits Camara's father's shop in chapter two?
(a) A representative of all the women who come to the shop with silver.
(b) A representative of all the women who come to the shop with gold.
(c) A normal member of all the women who come to the shop with silver.
(d) A representative of all the villagers who come to the shop with silver.

12. What is the first school Camara attends?
(a) The Koran school.
(b) The French school.
(c) The English school.
(d) The African school.

13. What does Camara do when the reapers need water?
(a) He walks to fetch it.
(b) He doesn't do anything.
(c) He runs to fetch it.
(d) He collects it from the rain.

14. Some of Camara's brothers and sisters don't fit in his mother's hut. Where do they sleep?
(a) In their father's mother's hut.
(b) In their mother's mother's hut.
(c) In their father's hut.
(d) In their uncle's hut.

15. What does Camara know about the harvest tradition?
(a) Everything.
(b) He understands where it comes from.
(c) Not much.
(d) He learned much about the tradition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Camara assume that his father underwent the rituals of preparing to work with gold before he even stepped foot in the shop the morning of the woman's arrival with gold?

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

3. What kind of food do the women bring the reapers at noon?

4. What does Fanta bring Camara after he runs off crying after the ordeal at school?

5. Where are Camara's parents' huts located?

(see the answer keys)

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