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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Musa's mother when Mattru Jong was attacked?
(a) River.
(b) Market.
(c) Home.
(d) Yard.

3. How long did Bra Spider fast before the feasts held in the villages?
(a) A week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 3 days.

4. 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.

5. When UNICEF came, how many boys were chosen to go?
(a) 17.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

6. In Chapter 14, how many boys were picked for a killing demonstration?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

7. In Chapter 18, how long had Ishmael been at Bennin Home?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 7 months.

8. Where was Alhaji when the rebels attacked Mattru Jong?
(a) School.
(b) Market.
(c) River.
(d) Friend's home.

9. What did Esther give Ishmael when he saw her a second time in Chapter 17?
(a) Soccer jersey.
(b) Money.
(c) Book.
(d) Walkman and a cassette.

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

11. How many weeks did it take Ishmael to recover from the injury he remembered receiving in Chapter 17?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

12. During the second dry season of Ishmael's war years, how often did they stop during a three-day journey to a village they wanted to take over?
(a) Three times a day.
(b) Once a day.
(c) Twice a day.
(d) Four times a day.

13. What type of vehicle did Esther come in when she and two men came to take Ishmael to the hospital for his examination?
(a) Toyota.
(b) Ford.
(c) Chevy.
(d) Dodge.

14. Who was the first to begin crying in Chapter 11?
(a) Aljahi.
(b) Kanei.
(c) Moriba.
(d) Jumah.

15. In Chapter 11, how many villages did the rebels say they burned that day?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ishmael perform at a talent show in Chapter 18?

2. What was slaughtered to eat for Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?

3. What was the name of the girl that Esther reminded Ishmael of?

4. What was Ishmael's nickname when he was a soldier?

5. In Chapter 12, when Ishmael and the others were captured at gunpoint, how many men were on the ground with uniforms soaked in blood?

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