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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the director in Conakry give Camara before he leaves the country?
(a) A map of the metro.
(b) A map of the country he's going to.
(c) A map of the airport.
(d) A map of the city he's going to.

2. What do the women and the girls do after the procession?
(a) They go home.
(b) They cook.
(c) They stay out all night.
(d) They watch the boys.

3. When do the young boys face the real test of circumcision?
(a) When they enter high school.
(b) In their final year of school.
(c) In their second to last year of school.
(d) When they finish school.

4. In which month does Camara return to Conakry?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) September.

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

6. Who has arrived to celebrate Camara's departure from Kouroussa?
(a) Several family members.
(b) Several tom-tom players.
(c) Several friends.
(d) Several praise-singers.

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

8. How do the other boys feel when Camara puts Marie on his bicycle?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

9. Where are the boys led when the ritual procession finishes?
(a) Into the brush.
(b) Onto the railroad.
(c) Into a big hut.
(d) Onto the river.

10. What kind of look is Camara's hut acquiring over time?
(a) A European look.
(b) An Asian look.
(c) An American look.
(d) An African look.

11. Who gives the boys a handkerchief for their ceremony of circumcision?
(a) Their mother.
(b) Their aunt.
(c) Their sister.
(d) Their sweetheart.

12. When does the tom-tom begin to beat for the rite of passage?
(a) As soon as everybody is awake.
(b) As soon as the sun sets.
(c) At noon.
(d) As soon as the sun rises.

13. What is the long tunic that reaches to the heels but is split up the sides called?
(a) A tom-tom.
(b) A boubou.
(c) A burbon.
(d) A wouwou.

14. What does Camara notice each time he returns home for vacation?
(a) That his mother is more sad.
(b) That his mother has made improvements to her hut.
(c) That his mother is happier.
(d) That his mother has made improvements to his hut.

15. Who is Mamadou?
(a) Camara's cousin.
(b) Camara's uncle.
(c) Camara's brother.
(d) Camara's nephew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Camara gets on the train, he thinks about a certain person. Who does he think about?

2. What does Camara find on the honor roll at his school every term?

3. What has happened to Camara's school when he returns to it?

4. What will most boys become in the future?

5. When does Camara leave home?

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