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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, when the boys returned to a crowded village, how did they get food to eat?
(a) Friends gave them some.
(b) A priest gave them some.
(c) Stole it.
(d) Bought it.

2. In Chapter 11, how many villages did the rebels say they burned that day?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. What type of farm did the boys ravage for awhile because they were so hungry?
(a) Cassava.
(b) Sweet potato.
(c) Maize.
(d) Rice.

4. How wide was the path that the six boys walked in Chapter 4?
(a) 18 inches.
(b) A half a foot.
(c) 20 inches.
(d) A foot.

5. What did the older women call Ishmael at his name-giving ceremony?
(a) Sweet one.
(b) Noisemaker.
(c) Child of God.
(d) Little husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the only food the boys found in Khalilou's house in Chapter 4?

2. What time was the food ready for Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?

3. In Chapter 10, what did Saidu say he was doing?

4. What did Ishmael see by the river in Chapter 12?

5. How many rebels did the boys see when they went back to Mattru Jong?

(see the answer key)

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