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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.
(b) Camara's father.
(c) Camara and his father.
(d) Camara's uncle.

3. What has happened to Camara's school when he returns to it?
(a) It has been burnt down.
(b) It has been destroyed by a flood.
(c) It has been reorganized.
(d) It has become even less interesting.

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

5. 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.

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

7. Who has arrived to celebrate Camara's departure from Kouroussa?
(a) Several tom-tom players.
(b) Several family members.
(c) Several friends.
(d) Several praise-singers.

8. Who is Mamadou?
(a) Camara's brother.
(b) Camara's uncle.
(c) Camara's nephew.
(d) Camara's cousin.

9. What do the older boys and men do after the procession?
(a) They go home.
(b) They drink and eat.
(c) They stay out for the night.
(d) They sing.

10. Why does Camara still have one year of school until graduation when his friends have already finished?
(a) Because he has wasted a year doing nothing.
(b) Because he is not intelligent.
(c) Because he lost a year of school.
(d) Because he is lazy.

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

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

13. What does the director in Conakry give Camara before he leaves the country?
(a) A map of the city he's going to.
(b) A map of the country he's going to.
(c) A map of the airport.
(d) A map of the metro.

14. Camara's mother gives him a bottle of liquid good for what?
(a) The chest.
(b) The feet.
(c) The brain.
(d) The face.

15. What makes Camara feel very smart and helpful?
(a) Bicycling with Marie.
(b) Helping Marie with her homework.
(c) Dancing with Marie.
(d) Talking to Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will most boys become in the future?

2. What type of emotion is outwardly manifested during the circumcision ceremony?

3. What kind of landscape does Camara see that he has never seen before while on the train to Conakry?

4. How does Check feel about summer he and Kouyate are having while waiting for teaching jobs?

5. What is Camara's mother doing when she is approached about changing her mind about Camara studying abroad?

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