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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 do the guests shower the boys with during the circumcision ceremony?
2. How does Check feel about summer he and Kouyate are having while waiting for teaching jobs?
3. How long do Camara and Kouyate stay at Check's bedside before he dies?
4. Who gathers the boys to take them away for their teenage ritual?
5. What is the only thing Konden Diara will do to Camara according to his father?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the character of Camara's mother.
2. 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?
3. Who or what is Konden Diara? What does Camara's father tell him to do?
4. Describe the character of Marie.
5. What happens in the special hut where the young men are gathered before the actual circumcision takes place?
6. How has Camara's hut in Kouroussa changed when he comes home for vacation?
7. What happens at the airport and on the plane to France?
8. How do Camara and Marie spend time together as teenagers?
9. What do the guests of the circumcision ceremony do to the teenage boys and how is this manifested to Camara? What is his reaction?
10. What happens on the way to and at the train station before fifteen year old Camara sets off to Conakry?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Camara's mother has special powers. How is this explored in chapter 5? What do people request from her? Why? How does the procedure go? How do these powers influence her character and her life? How do these powers relate to her physical protection? Provide supporting evidence about how Camara's mother differs from other people in regards to the Niger river.
Essay Topic 2
In the African culture, rituals are important. Describe the preparatory ritual of Camara's father before he does gold work. What does this ritual involve? Why is this ritual important? Compare this ritual to other rituals Camara's father performs throughout "The Dark Child."
Essay Topic 3
The meals in Camara's household follow a certain, strict tradition. Describe the procedures of a meal and the performance of all the characters involved. Compare/contrast Camara's rules and routines to those of his siblings, the apprentices and his parents. What does this scene teach you about Camara's culture? How does this differ/relate to your dining culture and etiquette?
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