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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Camara tells who about what has been happening at school?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His uncle.
(d) The apprentices.

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

3. What does young Camara offer to the animal he sees in his father's forge?
(a) A reed.
(b) A mouse.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Bread.

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

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

6. Who is the praise-singer talking about in chapter 2?
(a) About people Camara likes.
(b) About people Camara has never heard about.
(c) About people Camara has heard all about.
(d) About people Camara has sometimes heard about.

7. What fascinating animal does young Camara see in his father's forge?
(a) A snake.
(b) A bird.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A dog.

8. What happens to Camara when he defies the order to not associate with Kouyate and his sister?
(a) His lunch gets taken away.
(b) He's beaten.
(c) His school books get stolen.
(d) His clothes are taken away.

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

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

11. What do many people think of country folk?
(a) That they are strong.
(b) That they are unhealthy.
(c) That they are civilized and coarse.
(d) That they are uncivilized and coarse.

12. What color is Camara's school uniform?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Khaki.

13. Why do the reapers not compete with each other?
(a) So they can all stay together.
(b) Because they are tired.
(c) Because they are lazy.
(d) Because they all have the same strength.

14. Why do women want trinkets made out of gold?
(a) For no special reason.
(b) For a friend.
(c) For special occasions.
(d) For decoration.

15. What does Camara believe about his mother?
(a) That she doesn't have special powers.
(b) That she has special powers.
(c) That she is very special.
(d) That she has special flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is always present when Camara's father works with gold?

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

3. Who makes fun of Camara because he's feeling awkward around Fanta?

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

5. How long is the walk from Kouroussa to Tindican normally?

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