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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ishmael get admitted to the hospital iat the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) Got beaten.
(b) Fainted from a migraine.
(c) Broke a glass window.
(d) Got stabbed.

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

3. How long did it take the boys to withdraw from the drugs in Chapter 16?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 12 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

4. In Chapter 18, how long had Ishmael been at Bennin Home?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 months.

5. What would Ishmael's grandmother give him to eat when he awoke in the hammock at her farm?
(a) Papaya.
(b) Orange.
(c) Banana.
(d) Cucumber.

6. How many months after Ishmael arrived did Ishmael's friend Mohamed arrive at Bennin Home?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

7. What did Ishmael see by the river in Chapter 12?
(a) Pile of food.
(b) Stockpile of guns.
(c) Bodies of 11 and 13 year old boys.
(d) Men chained.

8. How long did Bra Spider fast before the feasts held in the villages?
(a) A week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 3 days.

9. How did Alhaji react when he had withdrawal symptoms?
(a) Writhed on the floor.
(b) Kicked the wall.
(c) Punched a cement pillar.
(d) Started fights.

10. After Ishmael's unit captured a village in Chapter 16, how many days did it take Kanei and Moriba to get help?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

11. In Chapter 12, when Ishmael and the others were captured at gunpoint, how many men were on the ground with uniforms soaked in blood?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

13. What time was the food ready for Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?
(a) Noon.
(b) Dusk.
(c) 9 a.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

14. What rank was Ishmael given at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Junior lieutenant.
(b) Junior sergeant.
(c) Junior private.
(d) Junior colonel.

15. In Chapter 13, which boy fell backward because he had taken too much ammunition?
(a) Alhaji.
(b) Moriba.
(c) Kanei.
(d) Sheku.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jumah stationed in Chapter 15?

2. What production had taken place at the place where there was one large house and a kitchen?

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

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

5. In Chapter 11, what was one of the rebels carrying?

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