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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Go swimming.
(d) Visit family.

2. How old was Ishmael's younger brother in Chapter 1?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

3. The night of the attack in Chapter 7, where did Ishmael sleep?
(a) Up in a tree.
(b) Bushes.
(c) Under a home.
(d) Leaning on a tree.

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

5. In Chapter 4, where did the boys sleep?
(a) Abandoned villages.
(b) Bushes.
(c) Piles of brush.
(d) Trees.

6. At the beginning of the book, what were the only wars Ishmael had heard about?
(a) In movies.
(b) In history books.
(c) From novels.
(d) That his great-grandfather talked about.

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

8. Where was Ishmael living in Chapter 2?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

9. Why did the boys go back to Mattru Jong in Chapter 4?
(a) Get food and clothes.
(b) Get food.
(c) Get money.
(d) Get clothes.

10. In Chapter 9 at the fisherman's hut, which of the boys boasted about being an excellent soccer player?
(a) Musa.
(b) Kanei.
(c) Moriba.
(d) Jumah.

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

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

13. In Chapter 5, how old was the boy that Ishmael and his companions stole food from?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

14. What color handkerchiefs did rebels wear in Chapter 4?
(a) Camouflage.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, how long did Ishmael, Junior, and their friends lie in the forest hiding?

2. What was the only food the boys found in Khalilou's house in Chapter 4?

3. When Ishmael left the swamp in Chapter 7, what did he stuff in his pockets?

4. In Chapter 3, how long was the majority of the population of Mattru Jong in hiding?

5. In Chapter 4, how long did the six boys walks together on a tiny path?

(see the answer keys)

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