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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, what were the only wars Ishmael had heard about?
(a) That his great-grandfather talked about.
(b) In movies.
(c) From novels.
(d) In history books.

2. From what tribe was the fisherman who cared for the boys in Chapter 9?
(a) Limba
(b) Sherbro.
(c) Mende.
(d) Temre.

3. What was slaughtered to eat for Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?
(a) Pig.
(b) Deer.
(c) Cow.
(d) Sheep.

4. In Chapter 6, how far away was Gibrilla's aunt?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 25 miles.
(c) 35 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what day did the corporal tell the boys to take off training?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Thursday.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10 when the boys left the village that had been so kind to them, what did they carry?

2. In Chapter 14, what did the boys eat as they followed a path?

3. When Ishmael and his brother returned to his grandmother's village, what type of vehicle did a man drive up with his dead family inside?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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