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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of a man is Lansana?
(a) He's loud.
(b) He's poor.
(c) He talks the whole time.
(d) He's quiet.

2. Who does Camara share his bed with?
(a) His brothers.
(b) His father's older apprentices.
(c) His father's younger apprentices.
(d) His sisters.

3. What does Camara begin to do in the rice fields?
(a) Daydream.
(b) Pray.
(c) Read.
(d) Sing.

4. What is the color of the special snake Camara finds one day?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Black and yellow.
(d) Yellow.

5. Who do the older children take their frustration out on?
(a) Their friends.
(b) Their parents.
(c) The teacher.
(d) The younger children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the reapers use to do their work?

2. What does Camara do when he goes to the rice fields during harvest?

3. What does Camara's grandmother's hut look like?

4. Why does Camara assume that his father underwent the rituals of preparing to work with gold before he even stepped foot in the shop the morning of the woman's arrival with gold?

5. What does young Camara do in his father's forge?

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