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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. What do the women and the girls do after the procession?
(a) They go home.
(b) They watch the boys.
(c) They cook.
(d) They stay out all night.

2. 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.

3. How does Check feel about summer he and Kouyate are having while waiting for teaching jobs?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Energetic.
(d) Exhausted.

4. The dancing goes on how long after the circumcision ceremony and before the boys are taken to a special hut where they will stay?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) A week.

5. What is Camara worried about when he returns home after his final exams in Conakry?
(a) Being away from Marie.
(b) How his parents will react to his decision to study abroad.
(c) His parents' health.
(d) His parents' reaction to his school results.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Camara's mother often get up in the middle of the night?

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

3. How beautiful does Camara think Marie is?

4. Where do Camara and his two friends show up after disappearing for awhile?

5. What do Camara and Marie like to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. Who or what is Konden Diara? What does Camara's father tell him to do?

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

6. Describe the character of Marie.

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

8. Describe the character of Camara's mother.

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

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

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