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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings Camara to the train station before he leaves Kouroussa?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

2. How does Camara's mother light up his bed?
(a) With a match.
(b) With an oil lamp.
(c) With a torch.
(d) With a flashlight.

3. When does the school teacher punish the students physically?
(a) When the students are late.
(b) When the students interrupt.
(c) When the students' handwriting is not exact.
(d) When the students don't listen.

4. What do Camara and Marie like to do?
(a) Dance.
(b) Hug.
(c) Walk.
(d) Sing.

5. What announces that the harvest has begun?
(a) The tam-tam.
(b) The tom-tom.
(c) The sound of a harp.
(d) The sound of a flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. The dancing goes on how long after the circumcision ceremony and before the boys are taken to a special hut where they will stay?

2. Where are Camara's parents' huts located?

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

4. What does Camara's father give Camara when he leaves home?

5. What do the older boys and men do after the procession?

(see the answer key)

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