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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. What does the animal do after Camara's mother gets it back on its feet?
(a) He follows Camara away.
(b) He runs off.
(c) He follows his master away.
(d) He stays with Camara's mother.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the farmer's life seem to Camara?

2. Who does Camara share his bed with?

3. Who is the douga reserved for?

4. Who cuts the first swath of rice from the field on the day of the harvest?

5. Who is the praise-singer talking about in chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. One day, a woman comes to Camara's father's shop with gold. She wants the gold made into a trinket. What is special about having a trinket made?

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

3. Describe Camara's school clothes when he is a child. How does Camara feel about these clothes while in Tindican?

4. Describe the character of Camara's father.

5. Why does Camara's father tell Camara the story about the special snake? What else does he suggest to Camara about the snake?

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

7. 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?

8. How did Camara's father know about this specific task of gold work, and how did he prepare himself to execute the work?

9. What do the reapers do while they work on the fields, and how is their relationship?

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

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