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

2. What do the reapers do while they work?
(a) They eat.
(b) They sing.
(c) They complain.
(d) They talk.

3. What does Camara's father fear about Camara in regards to the snake?
(a) That he will not have the gift.
(b) That he will only have part of the gift.
(c) That he will kill the snake.
(d) That he is not smart enough.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does rice season occur in Tindican?

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

3. What does the animal do after Camara's mother gets it back on its feet?

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

5. What does Camara's father do when he hears the douga?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Camara's school clothes when he is a child. How does Camara feel about these clothes while in Tindican?

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

3. Camara's mother has special powers. How is that manifested in chapter 5? What is her association to a horse?

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

5. After the snake encounter, Camara finds it amusing to yell to his mother, "There's a snake!" How does his mother react when he yells like this?

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

7. Describe the douga. What is its association to Camara's father's gold work?

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

9. According to Camara, what do many people think about country people, and what is Camara's opinion about them?

10. What do the reapers do while they work on the fields, and how is their relationship?

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