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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 young Camara enjoy doing from the corner of the workshop?
(a) Killing snakes.
(b) Watching the fire.
(c) Playing with fire.
(d) Talking to customers.

2. When does rice season occur in Tindican?
(a) In January.
(b) In November.
(c) In October.
(d) In December.

3. What does Kouyate's father do as a profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Reaper.
(d) Praise-singer.

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

5. 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?
(a) Because his father has done this specific task before.
(b) Because his father already read about this specific task.
(c) Because his father already heard about this specific task.
(d) Because his father already dreamt about this specific task.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the reapers for the rice harvest?

2. What does Camara begin to do in the rice fields?

3. What does Camara do when the reapers need water?

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

5. How old is Camara in his earliest memories?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Camara's father tell Camara the story about the special snake? What else does he suggest to Camara about the snake?

2. How did Camara's father know about this specific task of gold work, and how did he prepare himself to execute the work?

3. What happens in Tindican during the rice season in December?

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

5. What is Camara thinking while he is in the rice fields with all the reapers?

6. How is the special black snake involved with Camara's father's gold work?

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

8. How does Camara help out in the rice fields during the harvest?

9. When Camara is a child, what are the sleeping arrangements for his family in Kouroussa?

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

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