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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Camara's mother gives him a bottle of liquid good for what?

2. The boys receive a handkerchief made of what for their circumcision ritual?

3. What is Camara's mother concerned about when he is home on vacation?

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

5. What does Camara find on the honor roll at his school every term?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who or what is Konden Diara? What does Camara's father tell him to do?

2. Describe the character of Camara's mother.

3. Following their encounter with Konden Diara, the young boys face the real test of circumcision. How does the ceremony in Kouroussa proceed?

4. When Camara returns to Conakry in October, what does he find out about the Technical College, the school he attended the year before?

5. What does the director of the Technical College ask Camara before he leaves Conakry upon successfully completing his exams, and what is Camara's reaction?

6. What happens towards the middle of the night when the initial procession around town finishes?

7. What does Camara receive from his parents before he leaves home for Conakry?

8. At the end of Camara's third year of school, he takes his proficiency examinations. Describe what happens.

9. When Camara is a teenager, he must prepare for his culture's important rite of passage: circumcision. How and when does his ritual begin? How does Camara feel about it?

10. How do Camara's parents initially react to his news about going to Paris?

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