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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the quality of the instruction in Camara's school when he returns to it?
(a) Uninteresting.
(b) Funny.
(c) Poor.
(d) Excellent.

6. How does Camara's mother light up his bed?
(a) With a match.
(b) With an oil lamp.
(c) With a flashlight.
(d) With a torch.

7. Why does Camara still have one year of school until graduation when his friends have already finished?
(a) Because he lost a year of school.
(b) Because he is not intelligent.
(c) Because he has wasted a year doing nothing.
(d) Because he is lazy.

8. How long is Camara planning to study abroad?
(a) Two years.
(b) A year.
(c) A month.
(d) Six months.

9. The boys receive a handkerchief made of what for their circumcision ritual?
(a) Wool.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Silk.

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

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

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

13. When does Marie spend time at Mamadou's house?
(a) In the evenings.
(b) On Sundays.
(c) On Saturdays.
(d) On weekdays.

14. When does the ritual procession around town finish?
(a) Toward the middle of the night.
(b) At noon.
(c) Late evening.
(d) In early morning.

15. What will most boys become in the future?
(a) Preachers.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Reapers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The dancing goes on how long after the circumcision ceremony and before the boys are taken to a special hut where they will stay?

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

4. Who encourages Camara and Marie to be more intimate?

5. What school does Camara attend when he leaves home?

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