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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of emotion is outwardly manifested during the circumcision ceremony?
(a) Unattractive.
(b) Sad.
(c) Joyous.
(d) Boring.

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

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

4. Where do Camara and his two friends show up after disappearing for awhile?
(a) At Check's mother's hut.
(b) At Kouyate's mother's hut.
(c) At Camara's hut.
(d) At Camara's mother's hut.

5. Where are the boys led when the ritual procession finishes?
(a) Into the brush.
(b) Onto the railroad.
(c) Onto the river.
(d) Into a big hut.

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

7. What does Camara's mother do when he tells her about his plans to study abroad?
(a) She starts crying.
(b) She starts screaming.
(c) She tells him he's not going.
(d) She tells him he's allowed to go.

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

9. Who encourages Camara and Marie to be more intimate?
(a) Marie's mother.
(b) Camara's uncle.
(c) Camara's aunts.
(d) Marie's aunts.

10. In which country does Camara have an opportunity to finish his studies?
(a) Belgium.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

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

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

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

14. Who is Marie?
(a) A student at Camara's school.
(b) A student at the girls' high school.
(c) A former student at the girls' high school.
(d) A student at the girl's middle school.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who gathers the boys to take them away for their teenage ritual?

3. How did Camara stay in touch with his friends from home?

4. What is the quality of the instruction in Camara's school when he returns to it?

5. What is the long tunic that reaches to the heels but is split up the sides called?

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