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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the rebels do to the Iman in Chapter 7?
(a) Decapitated him.
(b) Hung him.
(c) Burned him.
(d) Attacked him with a machete.

2. The night of the attack in Chapter 7, where did Ishmael sleep?
(a) Bushes.
(b) Leaning on a tree.
(c) Up in a tree.
(d) Under a home.

3. In Chapter 4, when the boys and the other people who had entered the town together returned to the swamp, how many crossed at a time?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

4. What type of farms were near Ishmael's grandmother's village?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Maize.

5. In Chapter 8, how far did wild pigs chase Ishmael before he could climb a tree?
(a) 1/4 mile.
(b) 3/4 mile.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) 1/3 mile.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, how far away was Gibrilla's aunt?

3. In Chapter 9 at the fisherman's hut, which of the boys boasted about being an excellent soccer player?

4. Including him, how many were in Ishmael's rap and dance group?

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?

(see the answer key)

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