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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Camara and his friends play with while he's in Tindican?
(a) Metal toys.
(b) Soccer balls.
(c) Slingshots.
(d) Bicycles.

3. What is the name of Kouyate's sister?
(a) Maria.
(b) Madonna.
(c) Miryam.
(d) Mariama.

4. What does Camara's school teacher do?
(a) He beats the students.
(b) He hugs the students.
(c) He laughs at the students.
(d) He is nice to the students.

5. 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 burns the stalks of rice.
(c) He bundles the stalks of rice.
(d) He cuts the stalks of rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some of Camara's brothers and sisters don't fit in his mother's hut. Where do they sleep?

2. Why does Camara feel self-conscious in his school clothes while in Tindican?

3. What does Camara's grandmother tell him every time she sees him?

4. Why doesn't Camara's family member want to get too far ahead of the rest of the reapers?

5. Who is the douga reserved for?

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