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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the walk from Kouroussa to Tindican normally?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Two hours.
(d) One hour.

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

3. Which animals are abundant in the river when the water rises?
(a) Hippopotamuses.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Sharks.
(d) Crocodiles.

4. What is the first school Camara attends?
(a) The English school.
(b) The African school.
(c) The Koran school.
(d) The French school.

5. What does Camara's grandmother do with him when she takes him around her village?
(a) She makes him sing.
(b) She holds him the whole time.
(c) She shows him off.
(d) She makes him talk to everybody.

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

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

8. Why does Camara's father tell this story to his son?
(a) Because Camara is the healthiest son.
(b) Because Camara is the youngest son.
(c) Because Camara is the smartest son.
(d) Because Camara is the eldest son.

9. What did Camara and his apprentice friend talk about?
(a) About their friends.
(b) About the weather.
(c) About food.
(d) About their days.

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

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

12. Who is the douga reserved for?
(a) For powerful men.
(b) For healthy men.
(c) For celebrated men.
(d) For happy men.

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

14. Where is the always present visitor located when Camara's father works with gold?
(a) Under the table.
(b) On top of the sheepskin.
(c) Under the work bench.
(d) Under the sheepskin.

15. What instrument does the praise-singer pull out when singing the praises of Camara's father in chapter 2?
(a) A drum.
(b) A violin.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A harp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the children occasionally complain to when being taken advantage of?

2. What does Camara do at the end of the meals?

3. Why does Camara not pull Fanta's hair anymore after their conversation?

4. One day, some men come and ask Camara's mother to get a certain animal back on its feet. What kind of animal?

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

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