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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 was the only food the boys found in Khalilou's house in Chapter 4?
(a) Rotten food.
(b) Coconuts.
(c) Raw rice.
(d) Bananas.

2. 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) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. At the end of Chapter 5, how long did Ishmael, Junior, and their friends lie in the forest hiding?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) Almost an hour.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) About an hour and a half.

4. When Ishmael left the swamp in Chapter 7, what did he stuff in his pockets?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Maize.
(c) Coconut.
(d) Oranges.

5. What stories would the families tell who walked through Ishmael's village?
(a) Relatives killed; homes burned.
(b) Fighting in the streets.
(c) Life before the war.
(d) The soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Ishmael living in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 5, how old was the man caught crossing a bridge into the village?

4. What did a man use to relieve the pain in the boys' feet in Chapter 9?

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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