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

2. In Chapter 14, how was the rebel who shot one of the boys killed?
(a) Bayonet to stomach.
(b) Bullet to chest.
(c) Bullet to head.
(d) Slit throat.

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

4. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) March 1996.
(b) April 1997.
(c) January 1996.
(d) June 1995.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months after Ishmael arrived did Ishmael's friend Mohamed arrive at Bennin Home?

2. What did a nurse give Ishmael at the beginning of Chapter 17?

3. Where was Jumah stationed in Chapter 15?

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

5. What village were Ishmael and the others taken to in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in January 1996?

2. Who did Ishmael meet as they approached the village where his family might have been staying?

3. What happened to the boy's meat in the peculiar village?

4. Why didn't the boys carry food and water during their first fight in Chapter 13?

5. What did Ishmael and the others do in the daytime in Chapter 14?

6. What type of contest was held at the end of Chapter 14?

7. What happy time was had in Chapter 10?

8. How did Ishmael become a spokesman for Bennin Home?

9. In Chapter 13, what happened that made Ishmael get in the fight?

10. What was the purpose of Ishmael's unit when he was a junior lieutenant?

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