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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does young Camara offer to the animal he sees in his father's forge?
(a) A reed.
(b) Cheese.
(c) A mouse.
(d) Bread.

2. When is the douga sung?
(a) When evil spirits need to be set free.
(b) All the time.
(c) Rarely.
(d) Only when gold work is presented.

3. Where are Camara's parents' huts located?
(a) Close to a railroad.
(b) Close to a river.
(c) Close to a farm.
(d) Close to a busy road.

4. What does Camara's grandmother do with him when she takes him around her village?
(a) She makes him sing.
(b) She makes him talk to everybody.
(c) She shows him off.
(d) She holds him the whole time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the walk from Kouroussa to Tindican when Camara does it with his youngest uncle?

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

3. 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?

4. What instrument does the praise-singer pull out when singing the praises of Camara's father in chapter 2?

5. What kind of a man is Lansana?

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