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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. Why does Camara's mother often get up in the middle of the night?
(a) To eat something.
(b) To go to the bathroom.
(c) To see if Camara is in bed alone.
(d) To talk to Camara.

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

3. Who talks to Camara's mother about his desire to study abroad in hopes of convincing her that it is a good idea?
(a) Camara and his father.
(b) Camara's uncle.
(c) Camara's father.
(d) Camara.

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

5. Who encourages Camara and Marie to be more intimate?
(a) Marie's aunts.
(b) Camara's uncle.
(c) Marie's mother.
(d) Camara's aunts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Camara feel about the transition from childhood to manhood?

2. What does Camara do when he sits at the bonfire on the night of the ritual?

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

4. Who is Marie?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. At the end of Camara's third year of school, he takes his proficiency examinations. Describe what happens.

4. What happens towards the middle of the night when the initial procession around town finishes?

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

6. What happens at the airport and on the plane to France?

7. Describe the character of Marie.

8. What do the guests of the circumcision ceremony do to the teenage boys and how is this manifested to Camara? What is his reaction?

9. What happens on the way to and at the train station before fifteen year old Camara sets off to Conakry?

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

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