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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Sierra Leone gain independence?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1954.

2. When did Ishmael's father say was the beginning of rotten politics?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1966.

3. In Chapter 3, how far away was it rumored that the rebels were stationed?
(a) 30 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 35 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

4. How old was Ishmael in Chapter 1?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ishmael the first time he was touched by war?

2. What time did Ishmael, his brother, and friend arrive at his grandmother's village?

3. Why wouldn't the families who had walked to Ishmael's village stay there?

4. Why did Ishmael and his brother and a friend go to Mattru Jong in Chapter 1?

5. 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?

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