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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 be with his friends.
(b) To celebrate his school success.
(c) To eat and drink.
(d) To worry about his mother.

2. Why does Camara's mother often get up in the middle of the night?
(a) To eat something.
(b) To talk to Camara.
(c) To go to the bathroom.
(d) To see if Camara is in bed alone.

3. How beautiful does Camara think Marie is?
(a) As beautiful as his mother.
(b) As beautiful as his sister.
(c) As beautiful as a fairy.
(d) As beautiful as a goddess.

4. Why do the boys stay in a special hut after their circumcision?
(a) To feel sad together.
(b) To recover as a group.
(c) To eat together.
(d) To sing together.

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

6. What is the long tunic that reaches to the heels but is split up the sides called?
(a) A burbon.
(b) A tom-tom.
(c) A boubou.
(d) A wouwou.

7. Why does Camara get hospitalized during his first year in Conakry?
(a) Because of a car accident.
(b) Because of an infection.
(c) Because of a seizure.
(d) Because of a disease.

8. Who is Mamadou?
(a) Camara's cousin.
(b) Camara's uncle.
(c) Camara's brother.
(d) Camara's nephew.

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

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

11. What is Camara's mother concerned about when he is home on vacation?
(a) About some of the farmers he associates with.
(b) About some of the young men he associates with.
(c) About some of the young women he associates with.
(d) About some of the children he associates with.

12. How does Camara feel about his mother's behavior each time he comes back home to find she has made improvements?
(a) It annoys him.
(b) It touches him.
(c) It makes him proud.
(d) It troubles him.

13. Where does Camara pedal to with Marie?
(a) The forest.
(b) The beach.
(c) The desert.
(d) The river.

14. What is the only thing Konden Diara will do to Camara according to his father?
(a) Laugh at him.
(b) Sing to him.
(c) Eat him.
(d) Roar at him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What will most boys become in the future?

2. What do Camara and Marie like to do?

3. When does Marie spend time at Mamadou's house?

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

5. When does Camara leave home?

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