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

2. What does Camara's mother do when he tells her about his plans to study abroad?
(a) She starts screaming.
(b) She starts crying.
(c) She tells him he's not going.
(d) She tells him he's allowed to go.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Marie spend time at Mamadou's house?

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

4. What school does Camara attend when he leaves home?

5. When does Camara's rite of passage start?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Camara and his father go to talk to Camara's mother again, hoping to convince her to let Camara finish his studies in Paris?

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

3. 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?

4. Describe the character of Marie.

5. What happens at the airport and on the plane to France?

6. Describe the friendship between Camara and his two friends, Kouyate and Check.

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

8. What do the guests of the circumcision ceremony do to the teenage boys and how is this manifested to Camara? What is his reaction?

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

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

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