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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. What did the boys do with the school books when they were first given them in Chapter 16?

2. 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?

3. What was the name of the girl that Esther reminded Ishmael of?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what day did the corporal tell the boys to take off training?

5. During the battle in Chapter 13, who did Ishmael hear scream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happy time was had in Chapter 10?

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

3. What happened in January 1996?

4. What was it like in Yele when the boys first arrived?

5. What was the extent of Ishmael's thoughts at the beginning of Chapter 15?

6. In Chapter 10, what was one of the most unsettling things about Ishmael's journey?

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

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

9. After UNICEF came to take them, why were the boys allowed to wander aimlessly about their new environment the first week they were there?

10. How did the boys get cash in Chapters 16-18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1, Ishmael, his brother, and a friend traveled to Mattru Jong. How did that journey save his life?

Essay Topic 2

Ishmael came a long way from the boy he was in Chapter 1, to the young man he was in Chapter 21. How was Ishmael a long way gone from who he was to who he became?

Essay Topic 3

Ishmael's father had a statement that there was hope for a better day if someone was still alive. What did Ishmael's father mean when he said that there was hope if you were still alive?

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