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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 douga reserved for?
(a) For healthy men.
(b) For celebrated men.
(c) For powerful men.
(d) For happy men.

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

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

4. What is an example of a preparatory ritual for gold work undertaken by Camara's father?
(a) Washing himself all over.
(b) Not washing himself for several days.
(c) Not eating for several days.
(d) Eating a lot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Camara's father tell this story to his son?

2. Why does Camara's father always do the gold work himself?

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

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

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

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