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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did a man feed the boys in Chapter 9 after they damaged their feet?
(a) Cassava and yams.
(b) Fried-fish soup and rice.
(c) Coconut and rice.
(d) Maize and corn.

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

3. At whose house did Ishmael, his brother, and friend stay in Mattru Jong?
(a) Khalilou.
(b) Talloi..
(c) Kaloko.
(d) Gibrilla.

4. In Chapter 8, how many days did Ishmael walk without sleeping?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. What type of farms were near Ishmael's grandmother's village?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Maize.
(d) Tobacco.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time did rebels attack Kamator in Chapter 7?

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

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

5. In Chapter 4, where did the boys sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Ishmael's best friend leave home with Ishmael and the others at the beginning of the book?

2. Why did Ishmael have to run for a half mile in Chapter 8?

3. How did the family of the person the boys stole from in Chapter 5 react?

4. In Chapter 7, what food did Ishmael find as he walked away from the Kamator area?

5. What did Ishmael and Junior see when they went back to Kabati?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 4, why did the boys return to Mattru Jong?

7. From whom did the boys steal food at the beginning of Chapter 5?

8. How did a fisherman help Ishmael and the other boys he began traveling with in Chapter 9?

9. In Chapter 4, what did the boys find at Khalilou's house?

10. In Chapter 8, what was the worst thing for Ishmael about being in the forest?

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