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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did the special snake first appear to Camara's father?
2. What does legend say about twin brothers?
3. What is the name of one particular apprentice Camara remembers?
4. Where do the people of Camara's village occasionally find gold?
5. What do the reapers do while they work?
Short Essay Questions
1. When does young Camara find his friends in Tindican, and what do they do?
2. Describe the character of Camara's father.
3. How are Camara's father's apprentices treated, and how does Camara feel about this?
4. Describe the behavior of Camara's school teacher in the French school he attended as a child.
5. One day, Camara finds a little black snake with a strikingly marked body. What is special about this snake?
6. What does Camara's grandmother's hut look like?
7. While he was growing up, what were the rules during meals in Camara's parents' household?
8. 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?
9. How do Camara's mother's special powers manifest themselves as physical protection?
10. When Camara is a child, what are the sleeping arrangements for his family in Kouroussa?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One day Camara finds a little black snake with a strikingly marked body. This snake is special and plays an important role in the first chapters of "The Dark Child." What is the role of this snake in the family? How did he become important? What does his presence mean to the different main characters? Relate this snake's significance to the community, to Camara, to his mother, and to his father? How does the snake add to Camara's father's influence and status in the community? How is the snake involved in the work environment of Camara's father? Support your answers with examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
In the African culture, rituals are important. Describe the preparatory ritual of Camara's father before he does gold work. What does this ritual involve? Why is this ritual important? Compare this ritual to other rituals Camara's father performs throughout "The Dark Child."
Essay Topic 3
How does Camara get treated by his grandmother when he visits her in Tindican? Describe her affection and routines towards Camara. How does Camara react to this treatment? What does his grandmother's behavior tell you about their relationship? Compare/contrast Camara's grandmother's behavior towards him throughout the book. Does it change? How does it evolve?
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