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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Camara find on the honor roll at his school every term?
(a) His uncle's name.
(b) His friend's name.
(c) His name.
(d) Marie's name.

2. How does Camara feel about Konden Diara?
(a) Comfortable.
(b) Happy.
(c) Strong.
(d) Afraid.

3. 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 her hut.
(d) That his mother has made improvements to his hut.

4. How do the other boys feel when Camara puts Marie on his bicycle?
(a) Comfortable.
(b) Happy.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Sad.

5. 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) A month.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) A week.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

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

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

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

11. When does Camara leave home?
(a) When he's sixteen.
(b) When he's fifteen.
(c) When he's twelve.
(d) When he's fourteen.

12. How does Check feel about summer he and Kouyate are having while waiting for teaching jobs?
(a) Energetic.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Exhausted.

13. When does Camara's rite of passage start?
(a) One evening after the feast of Ramadan.
(b) One evening before the feast of Ramadan.
(c) During the feast of Ramadan.
(d) One evening when he's nine years old.

14. 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.
(c) Camara and his father.
(d) Camara's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Camara's father react when he tells him about his plans to study abroad?

3. What does Camara's mother do when he tells her about his plans to study abroad?

4. Why does Camara's mother often get up in the middle of the night?

5. Who accompanies Camara to the airport?

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