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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why did the old man say that he left the village?
(a) To find family.
(b) To get food.
(c) To get firewood.
(d) To take a walk.

2. How would Ishmael's father try to get him to take a shower?
(a) Take his clothes.
(b) Chase him with cold water.
(c) Throw him in the river.
(d) Drag him to the shower.

3. What did the boys wear in Chapter 13?
(a) Army shorts and green T-shirts.
(b) Khaki shorts and green T-shirts.
(c) Camouflage.
(d) Uniforms.

4. When did Ishmael's father say was the beginning of rotten politics?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1968.

5. In Chapter 4, where did the boys sleep?
(a) Trees.
(b) Abandoned villages.
(c) Bushes.
(d) Piles of brush.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, how many villages did the rebels say they burned that day?

2. The night of the attack in Chapter 7, where did Ishmael sleep?

3. What was the name of the village where the boys first acted as guards and then farm workers?

4. In Chapter 10, how many people ate from each plate?

5. In Chapter 9 at the fisherman's hut, which of the boys boasted about being an excellent soccer player?

(see the answer key)

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