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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What folk tale did Musa tell in Chapter 10?
(a) The Gullah.
(b) Bra Spider.
(c) Spider's Rope.
(d) Spider and the Hare.

2. In Chapter 13, which boy fell backward because he had taken too much ammunition?
(a) Moriba.
(b) Alhaji.
(c) Sheku.
(d) Kanei.

3. How long did Ishmael date the girl he met at a pub dance?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

4. When did Ishmael leave New York City?
(a) December 11, 1996.
(b) December 4, 1996.
(c) November 23, 1996.
(d) November 15, 1996.

5. In Chapter 10, what did Saidu say he was doing?
(a) Looking for hope.
(b) Dying slowly.
(c) Just surviving.
(d) Trying to cope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Junior and Ishmael have in their mouths when their father held a ceremony to bless their new home in Mogbwemo?

2. Who taught Ishmael and Junior about medicinal leaves and tree bark?

3. Who was the first to begin crying in Chapter 11?

4. What time did rebels attack Kamator in Chapter 7?

5. During the second dry season of Ishmael's war years, how often did they stop during a three-day journey to a village they wanted to take over?

(see the answer key)

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