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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where do the people of Camara's village occasionally find gold?
(a) In the sand.
(b) In the clay.
(c) In the mud.
(d) In the forest.

5. Who is always present when Camara's father works with gold?
(a) A black cat.
(b) A new snake.
(c) Camara's mother.
(d) The black snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the always present visitor located when Camara's father works with gold?

2. What does young Camara enjoy doing from the corner of the workshop?

3. What fascinating animal does young Camara see in his father's forge?

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

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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