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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What fascinating animal does young Camara see in his father's forge?
(a) A snake.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A dog.
(d) A bird.

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

4. Where does Camara wish he could be the night after he hears the story about the special snake?
(a) His father's hut.
(b) His mother's hut.
(c) His own hut.
(d) His uncle's hut.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the color of the special snake Camara finds one day?

2. What is the job Camara's father practices?

3. Why do women want trinkets made out of gold?

4. When the special snake began to appear on a regular basis, what did it do?

5. What instrument does the praise-singer pull out when singing the praises of Camara's father in chapter 2?

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