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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Camara leave home?
(a) When he's fifteen.
(b) When he's fourteen.
(c) When he's sixteen.
(d) When he's twelve.

2. When does Camara's rite of passage start?
(a) One evening before the feast of Ramadan.
(b) During the feast of Ramadan.
(c) One evening after the feast of Ramadan.
(d) One evening when he's nine years old.

3. In which country does Camara have an opportunity to finish his studies?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) Belgium.
(d) England.

4. What has happened to Camara's school when he returns to it?
(a) It has been destroyed by a flood.
(b) It has been reorganized.
(c) It has been burnt down.
(d) It has become even less interesting.

5. What does Camara do when he sits at the bonfire on the night of the ritual?
(a) He jumps over the fire.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He sings.
(d) He trembles.

6. How long do Camara and Kouyate stay at Check's bedside before he dies?
(a) A week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three days.
(d) Ten days.

7. The dancing goes on how long after the circumcision ceremony and before the boys are taken to a special hut where they will stay?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

8. How does Camara feel about the transition from childhood to manhood?
(a) Eager.
(b) Happy.
(c) Apprehensive.
(d) Comfortable.

9. What is the only thing Konden Diara will do to Camara according to his father?
(a) Eat him.
(b) Sing to him.
(c) Laugh at him.
(d) Roar at him.

10. What will most boys become in the future?
(a) Reapers.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Preachers.
(d) Farmers.

11. Who brings Camara to the train station before he leaves Kouroussa?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

12. What do the guests shower the boys with during the circumcision ceremony?
(a) Handkerchiefs.
(b) Water.
(c) Gifts.
(d) Flowers.

13. How long will the boys stay in a special hut after the circumcision?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

14. What does Camara's father's second wife hold up as a symbol for Camara during the circumcision ceremony?
(a) Hoes.
(b) A school uniform.
(c) An exercise book and sharpies.
(d) An exercise book and fountain pens.

15. Who gathers the boys to take them away for their teenage ritual?
(a) The head of the village.
(b) The fathers of the boys.
(c) The tom-tom player.
(d) The school teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do Camara, Kouyate, and Check sometimes disappear together during holidays?

2. Who asks Camara if he would like to go abroad to finish his studies?

3. Where are the boys led when the ritual procession finishes?

4. What does the director in Conakry give Camara before he leaves the country?

5. Who accompanies Camara to the airport?

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