2. Why doesn't Camara's family member want to get too far ahead of the rest of the reapers?
(a) Because he's too lazy.
(b) Because he doesn't want them to take advantage of him.
(c) Because he's tired.
(d) Because he doesn't want them to feel bad.

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

4. How are Camara's father's apprentices treated?
(a) Like children of the neighbors.
(b) Like spoiled children.
(c) Like adults.
(d) Like children of the family.

5. What does Camara love to do in the evenings while in Tindican?
(a) He loves to sing with the whole family.
(b) He loves to sit with the whole family and yell at everyone.
(c) He loves to sit outside.
(d) He loves to sit with the whole family and study everyone.

6. Who embraces Camara when he arrives in Tindican?
(a) His mother.
(b) His friend.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His uncle.

7. Where do the people of Camara's village occasionally find gold?
(a) In the forest.
(b) In the mud.
(c) In the clay.
(d) In the sand.

8. What does the woman do when the trinket is presented to her?
(a) She sighs.
(b) She sits down.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She trembles.

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

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

11. When is the douga sung?
(a) Rarely.
(b) When evil spirits need to be set free.
(c) All the time.
(d) Only when gold work is presented.

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

13. Why does Camara feel self-conscious in his school clothes while in Tindican?
(a) Because they look different from the other boys' clothes.
(b) Because they are expensive.
(c) Because they look similar to the other boys' clothes.
(d) Because they are uncomfortable.

14. The students' parents have been unaware of the atmosphere surrounding Camara's school. What type of atmosphere has it been?
(a) Comfortable.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Happy.
(d) Brutal.

15. Where does Camara's grandmother store milk?
(a) In a jug.
(b) In a coconut.
(c) In a calabash.
(d) In a bowl.