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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Camara get hospitalized during his first year in Conakry?
(a) Because of a disease.
(b) Because of a seizure.
(c) Because of a car accident.
(d) Because of an infection.

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

3. What does Camara's mother do when he tells her about his plans to study abroad?
(a) She starts screaming.
(b) She tells him he's not going.
(c) She starts crying.
(d) She tells him he's allowed to go.

4. Who is Konden Diara?
(a) A good spirit.
(b) A lion that eats little boys.
(c) An evil spirit.
(d) A snake that eats little boys.

5. Who is Marie?
(a) A student at the girl's middle school.
(b) A student at Camara's school.
(c) A student at the girls' high school.
(d) A former student at the girls' high school.

6. What do Camara and Marie like to do?
(a) Hug.
(b) Sing.
(c) Walk.
(d) Dance.

7. Why does Camara's mother find it difficult to understand why he wants more schooling?
(a) Because she thinks it's too expensive.
(b) Because she thinks he is stupid.
(c) Because she thinks he has had so much schooling already.
(d) Because she thinks he wants to leave her.

8. What does Camara find on the honor roll at his school every term?
(a) His uncle's name.
(b) Marie's name.
(c) His friend's name.
(d) His name.

9. What school does Camara attend when he leaves home?
(a) The Mechanical School.
(b) The Technical School.
(c) The School of Technology.
(d) The Technician's School.

10. What makes Camara feel very smart and helpful?
(a) Dancing with Marie.
(b) Talking to Marie.
(c) Bicycling with Marie.
(d) Helping Marie with her homework.

11. Why does Camara return to Kouroussa after completing his final exams?
(a) To be with his friends.
(b) To eat and drink.
(c) To worry about his mother.
(d) To celebrate his school success.

12. What is Camara's mother doing when she is approached about changing her mind about Camara studying abroad?
(a) She's preparing lunch.
(b) She's preparing breakfast.
(c) She's preparing the evening meal.
(d) She's preparing a dessert.

13. 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.

14. What does Camara's mother do right before he leaves home?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She hugs him.
(c) She falls to the ground.
(d) She cries.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Camara feel about Konden Diara?

3. What is Camara's mother concerned about when he is home on vacation?

4. Why do the boys stay in a special hut after their circumcision?

5. Who talks to Camara's mother about his desire to study abroad in hopes of convincing her that it is a good idea?

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