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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do women want trinkets made out of gold?
(a) For no special reason.
(b) For special occasions.
(c) For decoration.
(d) For a friend.

2. Why do the boys stay in a special hut after their circumcision?
(a) To recover as a group.
(b) To sing together.
(c) To eat together.
(d) To feel sad together.

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

4. Who brings Camara to the train station before he leaves Kouroussa?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

5. Why does Camara's father give Camara a gift when he leaves home?
(a) To call on the good spirits.
(b) To protect him against evil spirits.
(c) To wish him happiness.
(d) So he can play music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camara's father do as he works with the gold?

2. How did the special snake first appear to Camara's father?

3. Who is Mamadou?

4. What does Camara's father do when he hears the douga?

5. When does Marie spend time at Mamadou's house?

(see the answer key)

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