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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, who was the second of Ishmael's friends to die?
(a) Moriba.
(b) Alhaji.
(c) Musa.
(d) Kanei.

2. How did Ishmael recognize Gasemu in Chapter 11?
(a) By a scar on his leg.
(b) By his missing ear lobe.
(c) By a scar on his arm.
(d) By his missing front tooth.

3. What did Ishmael perform at a talent show in Chapter 18?
(a) Monologue from Julius Ceaser.
(b) A dance.
(c) A song.
(d) A play.

4. Where was Ismael injured that caused him to be carried in a hammock for help?
(a) Left shoulder.
(b) Right shoulder.
(c) Right foot.
(d) Left foot.

5. Where were Ishmael and the other boys taken in Chapter 15?
(a) Kenema.
(b) Freetown.
(c) Mano.
(d) Lunsar.

6. In Chapter 10, how many people ate from each plate?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

7. In Chapter 14, what did the boys do at night?
(a) Guard posts.
(b) Go swimming.
(c) Play soccer.
(d) Watch war movies.

8. What would Ishmael's grandmother call him because of his tricks?
(a) Spider.
(b) Cat.
(c) Monkey.
(d) Dog.

9. What rank was Ishmael given at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Junior sergeant.
(b) Junior colonel.
(c) Junior private.
(d) Junior lieutenant.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what day did the corporal tell the boys to take off training?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Wednesday.

11. In Chapter 11, what was one of the rebels carrying?
(a) Young girl.
(b) Man's head.
(c) Food.
(d) Dog.

12. What rank was the soldier who was in the room after Ishmael had been in the hospital in Chapter 16?
(a) General.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Sergeant.

13. In Chapter 16, what was the only things the boys would do that the civilians asked them to do?
(a) Swim.
(b) Eat.
(c) Play soccer.
(d) Sleep.

14. What did Ishmael think he could hear at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Father's voice.
(b) Grandmother's singing.
(c) Mother's voice.
(d) Lansana's singing.

15. How many watches did some of the dead rebels wear in Chapter 13?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color gown did the iman wear at Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?

2. During the battle in Chapter 13, who did Ishmael hear scream?

3. In Chapter 14, what did the boys eat as they followed a path?

4. How many weeks did it take Ishmael to recover from the injury he remembered receiving in Chapter 17?

5. What did Ishmael see by the river in Chapter 12?

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