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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 do at the end of the meals?
(a) He just walks away.
(b) He gives his parents a kiss.
(c) He gives his parents a hug.
(d) He bows to his parents.

2. How does the farmer's life seem to Camara?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Boring.
(c) Picturesque.
(d) Healthy.

3. What does legend say about twin brothers?
(a) That they are practically magicians.
(b) That they are practically strong.
(c) That they are practically doctors.
(d) That they are practically dumb.

4. When is the douga sung?
(a) Only when gold work is presented.
(b) Rarely.
(c) All the time.
(d) When evil spirits need to be set free.

5. What do Camara and his friends play with while he's in Tindican?
(a) Soccer balls.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Metal toys.
(d) Slingshots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the praise-singer talking about in chapter 2?

2. Who makes arrangements for the trinket?

3. What kind of a man is Lansana's twin brother?

4. Why does Camara not pull Fanta's hair anymore after their conversation?

5. How long is the walk from Kouroussa to Tindican when Camara does it with his youngest uncle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the praise-singer who acts as a middle man between the woman with the gold and Camara's father do in the workshop?

3. Describe the character of Lansana.

4. How are Camara's father's apprentices treated, and how does Camara feel about this?

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

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

7. One day, a woman comes to Camara's father's shop with gold. She wants the gold made into a trinket. What is special about having a trinket made?

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

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

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

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