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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who are the reapers for the rice harvest?
(a) Sturdy young men.
(b) Sturdy old men.
(c) Celebrated men.
(d) The heads of the family.

4. What does Camara think about country people?
(a) That they are inconsiderate.
(b) That they are stupid.
(c) That they are dignified and considerate.
(d) That they are undignified and considerate.

5. How did the special snake first appear to Camara's father?
(a) In the yard.
(b) In a story.
(c) In a thought.
(d) In a dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of one particular apprentice Camara remembers?

2. What does legend say about twin brothers?

3. What color is Camara's school uniform?

4. Camara's mother displays what sort of attitude?

5. What does Camara begin to do in the rice fields?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the initial relationship between Camara and Fanta?

2. What happens in Tindican during the rice season in December?

3. Why does Camara's father always do the gold work himself, never leaving it to the apprentices or other workers?

4. Describe the character of Lansana.

5. Describe the character of Camara's father.

6. While he was growing up, what were the rules during meals in Camara's parents' household?

7. One day, Camara finds a little black snake with a strikingly marked body. What is special about this snake?

8. Camara remembers seeing a snake for the first time and being fascinated with its glittering eyes. What does he do to the snake, and what happens next?

9. According to Camara, what do many people think about country people, and what is Camara's opinion about them?

10. What happens when Camara's friend Kouyate Karmoko says that he's had enough after a particularly cruel beating?

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