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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

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

3. Where was Ishmael living in Chapter 2?
(a) New York.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Chicago.

4. Why wouldn't the families who had walked to Ishmael's village stay there?
(a) They had family to stay with.
(b) They wanted to leave the country.
(c) They knew the war was coming to his village.
(d) They were sick and looking for a hospital.

5. in what country near Ishmael's village was a war going on?
(a) Liberia.
(b) Angola.
(c) Chad.
(d) Niger.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ishmael first touched by war?

2. 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?

3. When did Sierra Leone gain independence?

4. In Chapter 3, how far away was it rumored that the rebels were stationed?

5. In Chapter 3, how long was the majority of the population of Mattru Jong in hiding?

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