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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) Cheese.
(b) A mouse.
(c) Bread.
(d) A reed.

2. 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 uncle's hut.
(d) His father's hut.

3. How does Camara feel the night after he hears the story about the special snake?
(a) Happy.
(b) Proud.
(c) Special.
(d) Sad.

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

5. What does Camara's grandmother tell him every time she sees him?
(a) That he's too shy.
(b) That he's too skinny.
(c) That he's too unhealthy.
(d) That he's too fat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do people hang ears of corn on ropes?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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