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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the color of the special snake Camara finds one day?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Black and yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

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

5. Where is Tindican in relation to Kouroussa?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) South.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Camara's grandmother do with him when she takes him around her village?

3. Who embraces Camara when he arrives in Tindican?

4. What kind of a man is Lansana?

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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