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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. Where is Tindican in relation to Kouroussa?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) East.
2. Where does Camara's grandmother store milk?
(a) In a jug.
(b) In a bowl.
(c) In a calabash.
(d) In a coconut.
3. What is an example of a preparatory ritual for gold work undertaken by Camara's father?
(a) Washing himself all over.
(b) Not washing himself for several days.
(c) Eating a lot.
(d) Not eating for several days.
4. When the special snake began to appear on a regular basis, what did it do?
(a) He helped Camara's father know the future.
(b) He helped Camara's father know life's secrets.
(c) He helped Camara know the future.
(d) He helped Camara's mother know the future.
5. What is the name of Kouyate's sister?
(a) Mariama.
(b) Miryam.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Maria.
Short Answer Questions
1. Camara tells who about what has been happening at school?
2. What announces that the harvest has begun?
3. When does the school teacher punish the students physically?
4. Some of Camara's brothers and sisters don't fit in his mother's hut. Where do they sleep?
5. What is the color of the special snake Camara finds one day?
Short Essay Questions
1. Camara remembers seeing a snake for the first time and being fascinated with its glittering eyes. What does he do to the snake, and what happens next?
2. According to Camara, what do many people think about country people, and what is Camara's opinion about them?
3. Why does Camara's father tell Camara the story about the special snake? What else does he suggest to Camara about the snake?
4. 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?
5. What is Camara thinking while he is in the rice fields with all the reapers?
6. 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?
7. How did Camara's father know about this specific task of gold work, and how did he prepare himself to execute the work?
8. Why does Camara's father always do the gold work himself, never leaving it to the apprentices or other workers?
9. How does Camara help out in the rice fields during the harvest?
10. Who is Sidafa, and what do you know about him?
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