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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. How does Camara feel about the transition from childhood to manhood?
(a) Happy.
(b) Eager.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) Apprehensive.

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

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.
(b) Camara and his father.
(c) Camara's uncle.
(d) Camara's father.

4. Who accompanies Camara to the airport?
(a) Marie.
(b) Mamadou.
(c) Mamadou and Marie.
(d) Camara's parents.

5. What kind of landscape does Camara see that he has never seen before while on the train to Conakry?
(a) Deserts.
(b) Rivers.
(c) Foothills.
(d) Waterfalls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of look is Camara's hut acquiring over time?

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

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

4. What do the women and the girls do after the procession?

5. What do Camara and Marie like to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens in the special hut where the young men are gathered before the actual circumcision takes place?

3. How do the boys spend the rest of the night of their rite of passage after the roaring ceases, and how does it end?

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

5. Describe the character of Camara's mother.

6. When Camara is a teenager, he must prepare for his culture's important rite of passage: circumcision. How and when does his ritual begin? How does Camara feel about it?

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

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

10. How do Camara's parents initially react to his news about going to Paris?

(see the answer keys)

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