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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who would climb trees in Chapter 4, to get something to eat?
(a) Junior.
(b) Ishmael.
(c) Khalilou.
(d) Talloi.

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

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

4. In Chapter 3, how far away was it rumored that the rebels were stationed?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 30 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 35 miles.

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?
(a) Volkswagen.
(b) Ford.
(c) Volvo.
(d) Chevy.

6. How many rebels did the boys see when they went back to Mattru Jong?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

7. In Chapter 7 after the attack, how often did Kaloko and Ishmael return to Kamator to see if people returned?
(a) Every day.
(b) Every other day.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Every 3 days.

8. When the rebels took the boys to the village in Chapter 5, how many people were rounded up to watch?
(a) Around 20.
(b) Over 15.
(c) 29.
(d) 11.

9. How far apart did Ishmael's parents live?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 1/2 mile.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 1/4 mile.

10. 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.

11. In Chapter 4, how long did the six boys walks together on a tiny path?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) Several.

12. In Chapter 4, when the boys returned to a crowded village, how did they get food to eat?
(a) Bought it.
(b) Friends gave them some.
(c) A priest gave them some.
(d) Stole it.

13. 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 were sick and looking for a hospital.
(d) They knew the war was coming to his village.

14. How many rebels capture the boys in Chapter 5?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

15. From what tribe was the fisherman who cared for the boys in Chapter 9?
(a) Sherbro.
(b) Temre.
(c) Mende.
(d) Limba

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of shoes did the rebels wear who captured the boys in Chapter 5?

3. What time did Ishmael, his brother, and friend arrive at his grandmother's village?

4. In Chapter 9, how many languages did Ishmael and the other boys know?

5. Why did Ishmael and his brother and a friend go to Mattru Jong in Chapter 1?

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