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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the quality of the instruction in Camara's school when he returns to it?
2. When does the tom-tom begin to beat for the rite of passage?
3. What does the director in Conakry give Camara before he leaves the country?
4. In which country does Camara have an opportunity to finish his studies?
5. Why does Camara still have one year of school until graduation when his friends have already finished?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Describe the friendship between Camara and his two friends, Kouyate and Check.
3. What happens towards the middle of the night when the initial procession around town finishes?
4. What happens in the special hut where the young men are gathered, after the actual circumcision takes place?
5. Describe the character of Camara's mother.
6. What happens in the special hut where the young men are gathered before the actual circumcision takes place?
7. What happens on the way to and at the train station before fifteen year old Camara sets off to Conakry?
8. How do Camara and Marie spend time together as teenagers?
9. How has Camara's hut in Kouroussa changed when he comes home for vacation?
10. What happens at the airport and on the plane to France?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"The Dark Child" is an autobiographical novel. How do you know this? Prove that the book is this kind of genre with supporting evidence gathered from the novel. What is the author's writing style? How does he relate the stories and the characters to himself? Give examples.
Essay Topic 2
In chapter 7 Konden Diara is introduced. What or who is Konden Diara? What does he represent? Relate Konden Diara to the rite of passage. Describe his presence in detail, using supporting evidence from chapter 7. How does he influence the boys' feelings? What do they know about him? Does he show up during the ritual? How? When? What is the secret behind him?
Essay Topic 3
In chapter 9, Camara leaves home for Conakry. This is an important change in his life in relation to his environment, lifestyle and companions. Compare/contrast all these changes to his life before he turned fifteen.
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