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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the color of the special snake Camara finds one day?
(a) Black and yellow.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

2. What does Camara's father do as he works with the gold?
(a) He sings a song.
(b) He breathes unknown cantations.
(c) He is very quiet.
(d) He talks to his son.

3. Why does Camara's father always do the gold work himself?
(a) Because other people argue about this work.
(b) Because he's the boss.
(c) Because he has special powers.
(d) Because he wants to make all the money.

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

5. What does young Camara do in his father's forge?
(a) He listens to the sounds.
(b) He helps his father.
(c) He makes a nuisance of himself.
(d) He plays music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the douga reserved for?

2. When is the douga sung?

3. What does young Camara offer to the animal he sees in his father's forge?

4. How old is Camara in his earliest memories?

5. Why does Camara assume that his father underwent the rituals of preparing to work with gold before he even stepped foot in the shop the morning of the woman's arrival with gold?

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