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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 the name of one particular apprentice Camara remembers?
(a) Sidmund.
(b) Sidame.
(c) Saddam.
(d) Sidafa.
2. Where do the people of Camara's village occasionally find gold?
(a) In the mud.
(b) In the sand.
(c) In the clay.
(d) In the forest.
3. How did the special snake first appear to Camara's father?
(a) In a thought.
(b) In the yard.
(c) In a dream.
(d) In a story.
4. What does Camara begin to do in the rice fields?
(a) Pray.
(b) Sing.
(c) Read.
(d) Daydream.
5. What kind of a man is Lansana?
(a) He's loud.
(b) He talks the whole time.
(c) He's quiet.
(d) He's poor.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of Kouyate's sister?
2. Why does Camara's father send his children to school?
3. What did Camara and his apprentice friend talk about?
4. What does Camara love to do when Lansana's twin shows up in Tindican?
5. What does legend say about twin brothers?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does Camara help out in the rice fields during the harvest?
3. How are Camara's father's apprentices treated, and how does Camara feel about this?
4. What is the result of years of abuse for the school children?
5. While he was growing up, what were the rules during meals in Camara's parents' household?
6. Describe the initial relationship between Camara and Fanta?
7. Why does Camara's father always do the gold work himself, never leaving it to the apprentices or other workers?
8. Describe the behavior of Camara's school teacher in the French school he attended as a child.
9. Where are Camara's parents' huts located, and what are the consequences of living in that location?
10. One day, Camara finds a little black snake with a strikingly marked body. What is special about this snake?
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