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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time was the food ready for Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?
(a) Dusk.
(b) 9 a.m.
(c) Noon.
(d) 5 p.m.

2. What was the only food the boys found in Khalilou's house in Chapter 4?
(a) Coconuts.
(b) Rotten food.
(c) Bananas.
(d) Raw rice.

3. How far did families come from when they walked through Ishmael's village?
(a) Hundred of miles.
(b) 150 miles.
(c) 500 miles.
(d) 200 miles.

4. In Chapter 14, who won the killing competition?
(a) Jumah.
(b) Alhaji.
(c) Ishmael.
(d) Kanei.

5. How old was Ishmael the first time he was touched by war?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how many homes were burned?

2. Why did Ishmael and his brother and a friend go to Mattru Jong in Chapter 1?

3. What production had taken place at the place where there was one large house and a kitchen?

4. What was on either side of the path the boys walked at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. When did Sierra Leone gain independence?

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