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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 father do as he works with the gold?
(a) He breathes unknown cantations.
(b) He sings a song.
(c) He talks to his son.
(d) He is very quiet.

2. What is the name of one particular apprentice Camara remembers?
(a) Sidmund.
(b) Sidame.
(c) Saddam.
(d) Sidafa.

3. How long is the walk from Kouroussa to Tindican when Camara does it with his youngest uncle?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Four hours.

4. How does the farmer's life seem to Camara?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Boring.
(d) Picturesque.

5. Who makes arrangements for the trinket?
(a) Camara.
(b) The woman who wants the trinket.
(c) Camara's father.
(d) The praise-singer.

6. What does Camara love to do in the evenings while in Tindican?
(a) He loves to sit with the whole family and yell at everyone.
(b) He loves to sing with the whole family.
(c) He loves to sit with the whole family and study everyone.
(d) He loves to sit outside.

7. Which animals are abundant in the river when the water rises?
(a) Hippopotamuses.
(b) Sharks.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Crocodiles.

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

9. 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 go-between.
(c) To act as a seller.
(d) To act as a friend.

10. Why do parents send their children to Camara's father?
(a) To observe his work.
(b) To play music.
(c) To get paid.
(d) To work as an apprentice.

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

12. Why are there always many apprentices staying at Camara's father's forge?
(a) Because Camara's father is well known.
(b) Because Camara's father pays a lot of money.
(c) Because Camara's father is unknown.
(d) Because Camara's father doesn't have more than one child.

13. Why does Camara's father always do the gold work himself?
(a) Because he has special powers.
(b) Because he wants to make all the money.
(c) Because he's the boss.
(d) Because other people argue about this work.

14. What does Camara's grandmother tell him every time she sees him?
(a) That he's too skinny.
(b) That he's too shy.
(c) That he's too fat.
(d) That he's too unhealthy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Camara's family is a reaper?

2. Why does Camara not pull Fanta's hair anymore after their conversation?

3. What does Camara do when he goes to the rice fields during harvest?

4. What does the woman do when the trinket is presented to her?

5. Who prepares the food in Camara's house?

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