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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the reapers for the rice harvest?
(a) Celebrated men.
(b) Sturdy young men.
(c) The heads of the family.
(d) Sturdy old men.

2. What is hanging from the bombax trees and huts when the sun comes up after the Ceremony of the Lions?
(a) Black snakes.
(b) White threads.
(c) White flowers.
(d) Black threads.

3. What is the quality of the instruction in Camara's school when he returns to it?
(a) Excellent.
(b) Poor.
(c) Funny.
(d) Uninteresting.

4. Before Camara gets on the train, he thinks about a certain person. Who does he think about?
(a) Sidafa.
(b) Fanta.
(c) Kouyate.
(d) Mamadou.

5. 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 kill the snake.
(c) That he is not smart enough.
(d) That he will only have part of the gift.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is always present when Camara's father works with gold?

2. How does Camara feel the night after he hears the story about the special snake?

3. Why do all the apprentices and workers in the blacksmith shop turn their attention to the production of the trinket?

4. What does Camara know about the harvest tradition?

5. What does Fanta bring Camara after he runs off crying after the ordeal at school?

(see the answer key)

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