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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the name of the river that flows nearby Camara's village?
(a) The Nassar.
(b) The Niger.
(c) The Amazon.
(d) The Nile.

3. Why does Camara's father always do the gold work himself?
(a) Because he has special powers.
(b) Because he wants to make all the money.
(c) Because he's the boss.
(d) Because other people argue about this work.

4. What does Camara do when he goes to the rice fields during harvest?
(a) He brings the stalks of rice back to the village.
(b) He bundles the stalks of rice.
(c) He burns the stalks of rice.
(d) He cuts the stalks of rice.

5. What does the woman do when the trinket is presented to her?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She sighs.
(c) She sits down.
(d) She trembles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are Camara's father's apprentices treated?

3. How does the farmer's life seem to Camara?

4. When the special snake began to appear on a regular basis, what did it do?

5. What does Camara begin to do in the rice fields?

(see the answer key)

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