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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Camara in his earliest memories?
(a) Four or five.
(b) Six or seven.
(c) Three or four.
(d) Five or six.

2. Which member of Camara's family is a reaper?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His oldest uncle.
(d) His youngest uncle.

3. What is an example of a preparatory ritual for gold work undertaken by Camara's father?
(a) Washing himself all over.
(b) Eating a lot.
(c) Not eating for several days.
(d) Not washing himself for several days.

4. When is the douga sung?
(a) When evil spirits need to be set free.
(b) All the time.
(c) Rarely.
(d) Only when gold work is presented.

5. What does Camara's school teacher do?
(a) He is nice to the students.
(b) He laughs at the students.
(c) He hugs the students.
(d) He beats the students.

6. Who does Camara share his bed with?
(a) His sisters.
(b) His brothers.
(c) His father's older apprentices.
(d) His father's younger apprentices.

7. 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 rare and boring.
(b) Because gold work is abundant and fascinating.
(c) Because gold work is boring.
(d) Because gold work is rare and fascinating.

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

9. When do the reapers return to the village?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) The next morning.
(c) In the evening.
(d) At night.

10. How are Camara's father's apprentices treated?
(a) Like spoiled children.
(b) Like children of the neighbors.
(c) Like adults.
(d) Like children of the family.

11. Who are the reapers for the rice harvest?
(a) Sturdy old men.
(b) Sturdy young men.
(c) Celebrated men.
(d) The heads of the family.

12. What does Camara's grandmother's hut look like?
(a) Full of stuff.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Clean.
(d) Empty.

13. Why does Camara feel self-conscious in his school clothes while in Tindican?
(a) Because they look similar to the other boys' clothes.
(b) Because they are uncomfortable.
(c) Because they are expensive.
(d) Because they look different from the other boys' clothes.

14. What does legend say about twin brothers?
(a) That they are practically dumb.
(b) That they are practically doctors.
(c) That they are practically magicians.
(d) That they are practically strong.

15. 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 uncle's hut.
(c) In their mother's mother's hut.
(d) In their father's hut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camara know about the harvest tradition?

2. What does Camara's friend Kouyate look like?

3. What kind of a man is Lansana's twin brother?

4. The students' parents have been unaware of the atmosphere surrounding Camara's school. What type of atmosphere has it been?

5. What do Camara and his friends play with while he's in Tindican?

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