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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long do Camara, Kouyate, and Check sometimes disappear together during holidays?
(a) Entire days.
(b) Entire afternoons.
(c) Entire evenings.
(d) Several hours.

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

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

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

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

7. 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 troubles him.
(c) It touches him.
(d) It makes him proud.

8. Who accompanies Camara to the airport?
(a) Mamadou and Marie.
(b) Camara's parents.
(c) Marie.
(d) Mamadou.

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

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

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

12. What does Camara notice each time he returns home for vacation?
(a) That his mother is more sad.
(b) That his mother is happier.
(c) That his mother has made improvements to his hut.
(d) That his mother has made improvements to her hut.

13. What does Camara do when he sits at the bonfire on the night of the ritual?
(a) He jumps over the fire.
(b) He trembles.
(c) He sings.
(d) He smiles.

14. 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) A week.
(c) A month.
(d) Three weeks.

15. How did Camara stay in touch with his friends from home?
(a) With letters.
(b) By phone.
(c) With emails.
(d) Through voice messages.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Camara feel about Konden Diara?

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

3. How beautiful does Camara think Marie is?

4. What will most boys become in the future?

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

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