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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far apart did Ishmael's parents live?

2. In Chapter 4, when the boys and the other people who had entered the town together returned to the swamp, how many crossed at a time?

3. How old was Kanei, one of the boys, Ishmael encountered in Chapter 8?

4. In Chapter 7, how long did Ishmael and Kaloko hide in the bushes with a family?

5. When did Ishmael's father say was the beginning of rotten politics?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ishmael leave home in 1993?

2. What was war like for Ishmael at the beginning of Chapter 1? Chapters 1-3

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. In Chapter 4, what did the boys see in Mattru Jong on a verandah?

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

7. How did Ishmael describe being hungry?

8. In Chapter 7, why did Ishmael decide to leave the area around Kamator?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At first war was just a distant rumor. How did war became real for Ishmael?

Essay Topic 2

Ishmael and the others were abruptly moved from the front to Freetown. Why was it so difficult for the boys to adjust to a new life?

Essay Topic 3

At first Ishmael was silent about his past. What changed Ishmael's mind about telling his story?

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