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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color handkerchiefs did rebels wear in Chapter 4?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Camouflage.
(d) Blue.

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

3. What was on either side of the path the boys walked at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Bushes.
(c) Swamp.
(d) Tall trees.

4. 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) Once a day.
(b) Three times a day.
(c) Twice a day.
(d) Four times a day.

5. What did a nurse give Ishmael at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Coca-Cola.
(b) Migraine medicine.
(c) Shot.
(d) Ice cream.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take the boys to withdraw from the drugs in Chapter 16?

2. What did the older women call Ishmael at his name-giving ceremony?

3. Where was Ismael injured that caused him to be carried in a hammock for help?

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

5. How many bodies were near the old man on a verandah in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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