The Dark Child Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 147 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Dark Child Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 147 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Camara's mother do right before he leaves home?

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

3. How long will the boys stay in a special hut after the circumcision?

4. What kind of landscape does Camara see that he has never seen before while on the train to Conakry?

5. How does Camara feel about his mother's behavior each time he comes back home to find she has made improvements?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the character of Camara's mother.

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

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

5. Describe the character of Marie.

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

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

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

9. Describe the character of Mamadou.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One day Camara finds a little black snake with a strikingly marked body. This snake is special and plays an important role in the first chapters of "The Dark Child." What is the role of this snake in the family? How did he become important? What does his presence mean to the different main characters? Relate this snake's significance to the community, to Camara, to his mother, and to his father? How does the snake add to Camara's father's influence and status in the community? How is the snake involved in the work environment of Camara's father? Support your answers with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

In chapter 7 Konden Diara is introduced. What or who is Konden Diara? What does he represent? Relate Konden Diara to the rite of passage. Describe his presence in detail, using supporting evidence from chapter 7. How does he influence the boys' feelings? What do they know about him? Does he show up during the ritual? How? When? What is the secret behind him?

Essay Topic 3

In the African culture, rituals are important. Describe the preparatory ritual of Camara's father before he does gold work. What does this ritual involve? Why is this ritual important? Compare this ritual to other rituals Camara's father performs throughout "The Dark Child."

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