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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Camara in his earliest memories?
(a) Three or four.
(b) Six or seven.
(c) Five or six.
(d) Four or five.

2. Why do parents send their children to Camara's father?
(a) To play music.
(b) To get paid.
(c) To work as an apprentice.
(d) To observe his work.

3. What does Camara's grandmother tell him every time she sees him?
(a) That he's too fat.
(b) That he's too shy.
(c) That he's too unhealthy.
(d) That he's too skinny.

4. Where does Camara wish he could be the night after he hears the story about the special snake?
(a) His father's hut.
(b) His uncle's hut.
(c) His mother's hut.
(d) His own hut.

5. Why is the snake which Camara finds special?
(a) Because it is the guiding spirit of his uncle.
(b) Because it is the guiding spirit of his father.
(c) Because it is the guiding spirit of the house.
(d) Because it is the guiding spirit of his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camara love to do in the evenings while in Tindican?

2. Why do people hang ears of corn on ropes?

3. What does Camara's father fear about Camara in regards to the snake?

4. How long is the walk from Kouroussa to Tindican normally?

5. Who is the douga reserved for?

(see the answer key)

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