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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Camara's mother doing when she is approached about changing her mind about Camara studying abroad?
(a) She's preparing the evening meal.
(b) She's preparing lunch.
(c) She's preparing a dessert.
(d) She's preparing breakfast.

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

3. Before Camara gets on the train, he thinks about a certain person. Who does he think about?
(a) Sidafa.
(b) Kouyate.
(c) Mamadou.
(d) Fanta.

4. Why does Camara's mother find it difficult to understand why he wants more schooling?
(a) Because she thinks he wants to leave her.
(b) Because she thinks he is stupid.
(c) Because she thinks it's too expensive.
(d) Because she thinks he has had so much schooling already.

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

6. When does Marie spend time at Mamadou's house?
(a) On Saturdays.
(b) On Sundays.
(c) In the evenings.
(d) On weekdays.

7. What school does Camara attend when he leaves home?
(a) The Technician's School.
(b) The Mechanical School.
(c) The Technical School.
(d) The School of Technology.

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

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

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

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

12. 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 been reorganized.
(d) It has become even less interesting.

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

14. Who gathers the boys to take them away for their teenage ritual?
(a) The school teacher.
(b) The fathers of the boys.
(c) The tom-tom player.
(d) The head of the village.

15. When do the young boys face the real test of circumcision?
(a) When they finish school.
(b) When they enter high school.
(c) In their final year of school.
(d) In their second to last year of school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Marie?

2. How long do Camara and Kouyate stay at Check's bedside before he dies?

3. How do the other boys feel when Camara puts Marie on his bicycle?

4. What do the older boys and men do after the procession?

5. Why does Camara get hospitalized during his first year in Conakry?

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