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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why did the old man say that he left the village?
(a) To get firewood.
(b) To get food.
(c) To take a walk.
(d) To find family.

2. Why did the boys go back to Mattru Jong in Chapter 4?
(a) Get clothes.
(b) Get food and clothes.
(c) Get food.
(d) Get money.

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

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

5. What food did an old man offer Ishmael and the other boys in Chapter 8?
(a) Rice.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Cassava.
(d) Yams.

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

7. How old was Kanei, one of the boys, Ishmael encountered in Chapter 8?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

8. How far did families come from when they walked through Ishmael's village?
(a) 200 miles.
(b) Hundred of miles.
(c) 150 miles.
(d) 500 miles.

9. In Chapter 4, where did the boys sleep?
(a) Trees.
(b) Piles of brush.
(c) Bushes.
(d) Abandoned villages.

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

11. Where was Ishmael living in Chapter 2?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

12. In Chapter 8, how often did Ishmael take a bath?
(a) Every third day.
(b) Every other day.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Every day.

13. When did Sierra Leone gain independence?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1942.

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

15. What type of shoes did the rebels wear who captured the boys in Chapter 5?
(a) Nike.
(b) Converse.
(c) Reebok.
(d) Adidas.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. In Chapter 3, how far away was it rumored that the rebels were stationed?

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

5. in what country near Ishmael's village was a war going on?

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