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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Camara's father initially feel after the special snake's first appearance?
(a) Hungry.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Afraid.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does young Camara offer to the animal he sees in his father's forge?

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

3. How are Camara's father's apprentices treated?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. A few months after all the beatings at school, the director of the French school is forced to resign because of a petition signed by all the parents. What did Camara's father have to do with this?

2. Describe the character of Lansana.

3. While he was growing up, what were the rules during meals in Camara's parents' household?

4. What happens when Camara's friend Kouyate Karmoko says that he's had enough after a particularly cruel beating?

5. What do you know about Tindican? Where is it located, and how does Camara get there? What is special about the trip?

6. What does Camara's grandmother's hut look like?

7. One day, Camara finds a little black snake with a strikingly marked body. What is special about this snake?

8. What is the result of years of abuse for the school children?

9. Why does Camara's father always do the gold work himself, never leaving it to the apprentices or other workers?

10. What does the second half of the reapers' days look like?

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