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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who asks Camara if he would like to go abroad to finish his studies?
(a) Camara's favorite teacher.
(b) The director of Camara's school.
(c) Marie.
(d) Camara's uncle.

3. Why does Camara's father give Camara a gift when he leaves home?
(a) To wish him happiness.
(b) To protect him against evil spirits.
(c) So he can play music.
(d) To call on the good spirits.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Camara feel about his mother's behavior each time he comes back home to find she has made improvements?

2. What will most boys become in the future?

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

4. Camara's mother gives him a bottle of liquid good for what?

5. How did Camara stay in touch with his friends from home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Camara and Marie spend time together as teenagers?

2. Camara does not like one of the behaviors his mother exhibits when he gets back home for vacation? Which behavior?

3. What happens in the special hut where the young men are gathered, after the actual circumcision takes place?

4. What does Camara receive from his parents before he leaves home for Conakry?

5. When Camara returns to Conakry in October, what does he find out about the Technical College, the school he attended the year before?

6. Describe the character of Mamadou.

7. How has Camara's hut in Kouroussa changed when he comes home for vacation?

8. What happens when Camara and his father go to talk to Camara's mother again, hoping to convince her to let Camara finish his studies in Paris?

9. What happens during the first year Camara is supposed to attend school in Conakry?

10. Describe the friendship between Camara and his two friends, Kouyate and Check.

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