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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do the reapers return to the village?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) The next morning.
(c) At night.
(d) In the evening.

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

3. Why are there always many apprentices staying at Camara's father's forge?
(a) Because Camara's father doesn't have more than one child.
(b) Because Camara's father is unknown.
(c) Because Camara's father is well known.
(d) Because Camara's father pays a lot of money.

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

5. What does Camara's grandmother's hut look like?
(a) Empty.
(b) Full of stuff.
(c) Clean.
(d) Dirty.

6. What is the name of one particular apprentice Camara remembers?
(a) Saddam.
(b) Sidmund.
(c) Sidame.
(d) Sidafa.

7. Why does Camara not pull Fanta's hair anymore after their conversation?
(a) Because he starts pulling somebody else's hair.
(b) Because he doesn't like her anymore.
(c) Because he is afraid of her.
(d) Because he feels foolish about pulling her hair.

8. What does Camara's father do as he works with the gold?
(a) He talks to his son.
(b) He is very quiet.
(c) He sings a song.
(d) He breathes unknown cantations.

9. Who is the praise-singer talking about in chapter 2?
(a) About people Camara has heard all about.
(b) About people Camara has sometimes heard about.
(c) About people Camara likes.
(d) About people Camara has never heard about.

10. What does Camara's father do when he hears the douga?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He sings.
(c) He dances.
(d) He does more gold work.

11. What kind of food do the women bring the reapers at noon?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Rice and peas.
(c) Rice and beans.
(d) Couscous.

12. How did Camara's father initially feel after the special snake's first appearance?
(a) Sad.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Hungry.
(d) Happy.

13. Who makes arrangements for the trinket?
(a) Camara's father.
(b) The praise-singer.
(c) The woman who wants the trinket.
(d) Camara.

14. What does Camara's grandmother always do as soon as he arrives?
(a) Wash his head.
(b) Wash him from head to foot.
(c) Praise him.
(d) Massage his feet.

15. Why does Camara's father send his children to school?
(a) To learn.
(b) To sing.
(c) To play.
(d) To be treated like slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a man is Lansana?

2. Which animals are abundant in the river when the water rises?

3. What is the name of the river that flows nearby Camara's village?

4. Where does Camara's grandmother store milk?

5. Why does Camara's father always do the gold work himself?

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