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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many bodies were near the old man on a verandah in Chapter 4?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

4. In Chapter 4, how did the old man that the boys saw on a verandah die?
(a) Grenade.
(b) Machete.
(c) Bullet to the forehead.
(d) Bullet to the chest.

5. In Chapter 7, how many days did Ishmael walk from dawn to dusk and see no one?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Ishmael in Chapter 1?

3. What stories would the families tell who walked through Ishmael's village?

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. From what tribe was the fisherman who cared for the boys in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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