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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do all the apprentices and workers in the blacksmith shop turn their attention to the production of the trinket?
(a) Because gold work is boring.
(b) Because gold work is abundant and fascinating.
(c) Because gold work is rare and fascinating.
(d) Because gold work is rare and boring.

2. Why is the snake which Camara finds special?
(a) Because it is the guiding spirit of his uncle.
(b) Because it is the guiding spirit of his mother.
(c) Because it is the guiding spirit of the house.
(d) Because it is the guiding spirit of his father.

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

4. What kind of woman visits Camara's father's shop in chapter two?
(a) A representative of all the women who come to the shop with silver.
(b) A representative of all the villagers who come to the shop with silver.
(c) A representative of all the women who come to the shop with gold.
(d) A normal member of all the women who come to the shop with silver.

5. How old is Camara in his earliest memories?
(a) Three or four.
(b) Six or seven.
(c) Five or six.
(d) Four or five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the people of Camara's village occasionally find gold?

2. How did Camara's father initially feel after the special snake's first appearance?

3. When is the douga sung?

4. Why do women who want a golden trinket hire a praise-singer to have the trinket made well and on time?

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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