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

2. Before Camara gets on the train, he thinks about a certain person. Who does he think about?
(a) Kouyate.
(b) Fanta.
(c) Mamadou.
(d) Sidafa.

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

4. What is hanging from the bombax trees and huts when the sun comes up after the Ceremony of the Lions?
(a) Black snakes.
(b) White flowers.
(c) Black threads.
(d) White threads.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Camara's mother doing when she is approached about changing her mind about Camara studying abroad?

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

3. What type of emotion is outwardly manifested during the circumcision ceremony?

4. How does Camara feel about Konden Diara?

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

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 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?

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

4. Describe the character of Camara's mother.

5. Describe the character of Mamadou.

6. What does the director of the Technical College ask Camara before he leaves Conakry upon successfully completing his exams, and what is Camara's reaction?

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

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

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

10. Following their encounter with Konden Diara, the young boys face the real test of circumcision. How does the ceremony in Kouroussa proceed?

(see the answer keys)

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