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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how long was the majority of the population of Mattru Jong in hiding?
(a) 5 days.
(b) A few days.
(c) 12 days.
(d) A week.

2. How far did families come from when they walked through Ishmael's village?
(a) 200 miles.
(b) 500 miles.
(c) 150 miles.
(d) Hundred of miles.

3. How old was Ishmael's younger brother in Chapter 1?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

4. How far did Ishmael, his brother, and friend have to walk to Mattru jong?
(a) 6 miles.
(b) 16 miles.
(c) 12 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

5. How old was Ishmael the first time he was touched by war?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sierra Leone been a British colony since what year?

2. How long did Ishmael and his brother wait at the wharf hoping to see their families or someone else from their village in Chapter 1?

3. When was Ishmael first touched by war?

4. 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?

5. At the beginning of the book, what were the only wars Ishmael had heard about?

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