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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the rebels do to the Iman in Chapter 7?
(a) Burned him.
(b) Attacked him with a machete.
(c) Decapitated him.
(d) Hung him.

2. What direction did the Iman face during prayers in Kamator?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) West.

3. Why did Ishmael and his brother and a friend go to Mattru Jong in Chapter 1?
(a) Watch television.
(b) Participate in a talent show.
(c) Visit family.
(d) Go swimming.

4. In Chapter 5, why did the old man say that he left the village?
(a) To get firewood.
(b) To find family.
(c) To get food.
(d) To take a walk.

5. What was the name of the village where the boys first acted as guards and then farm workers?
(a) Kamator.
(b) Rogbin.
(c) Kangbe.
(d) Rokoray.

6. In Chapter 4, how did the old man that the boys saw on a verandah die?
(a) Bullet to the chest.
(b) Grenade.
(c) Bullet to the forehead.
(d) Machete.

7. What direction did Ishmael head when he left the swamp in Chapter 7?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

8. How old was Ishmael in Chapter 1?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

9. When did Ishmael's father say was the beginning of rotten politics?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1963.

10. Who would climb trees in Chapter 4, to get something to eat?
(a) Talloi.
(b) Ishmael.
(c) Junior.
(d) Khalilou.

11. In Chapter 5, how old was the man caught crossing a bridge into the village?
(a) 40s.
(b) 70s.
(c) 60s.
(d) 50s.

12. How many rebels capture the boys in Chapter 5?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

13. What food did the six boys steal from a younger boy?
(a) Sweet potato.
(b) Cassava.
(c) Corn.
(d) Bananas.

14. In Chapter 6, how far away was Gibrilla's aunt?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 35 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

15. In Chapter 7, how long did Ishmael and Kaloko hide in the bushes with a family?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 3 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how many days did Ishmael walk from dawn to dusk and see no one?

2. In Chapter 5, how old was the boy that Ishmael and his companions stole food from?

3. In Chapter 8, how far did wild pigs chase Ishmael before he could climb a tree?

4. How wide was the path that the six boys walked in Chapter 4?

5. How old was Ishmael's younger brother in Chapter 1?

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