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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Camara and Marie like to do?
(a) Hug.
(b) Walk.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing.

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

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

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

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

7. How long will the boys stay in a special hut after the circumcision?
(a) A week.
(b) A month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two months.

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

9. Who asks Camara if he would like to go abroad to finish his studies?
(a) Camara's uncle.
(b) Marie.
(c) Camara's favorite teacher.
(d) The director of Camara's school.

10. Who is Konden Diara?
(a) A lion that eats little boys.
(b) An evil spirit.
(c) A good spirit.
(d) A snake that eats little boys.

11. What does Camara's father's second wife hold up as a symbol for Camara during the circumcision ceremony?
(a) A school uniform.
(b) An exercise book and fountain pens.
(c) An exercise book and sharpies.
(d) Hoes.

12. How does Camara feel about the transition from childhood to manhood?
(a) Apprehensive.
(b) Eager.
(c) Happy.
(d) Comfortable.

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

14. Who gives the boys a handkerchief for their ceremony of circumcision?
(a) Their sister.
(b) Their mother.
(c) Their sweetheart.
(d) Their aunt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Camara to the train station before he leaves Kouroussa?

2. Why does Camara still have one year of school until graduation when his friends have already finished?

3. What makes Camara feel very smart and helpful?

4. Who is Marie?

5. Where are the boys led when the ritual procession finishes?

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