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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave a speech near the end of Chapter 14 saying the soldiers were there to protect civilians?
(a) A private.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) An older boy.
(d) Colonel.

2. What did Ishmael see by the river in Chapter 12?
(a) Men chained.
(b) Pile of food.
(c) Stockpile of guns.
(d) Bodies of 11 and 13 year old boys.

3. How many men were found shot in the village where Ishamel met Gasemu?
(a) 19.
(b) 11.
(c) About 15.
(d) More than 20.

4. Why did Ishmael get admitted to the hospital iat the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) Broke a glass window.
(b) Got beaten.
(c) Got stabbed.
(d) Fainted from a migraine.

5. In Chapter 10, what did men catch during a hunt?
(a) Wild pigs.
(b) Porcupine and deer.
(c) Chimpanzees.
(d) Wild dogs and bushbuck.

6. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) June 1995.
(b) January 1996.
(c) April 1997.
(d) March 1996.

7. In Chapter 11, what was one of the rebels carrying?
(a) Dog.
(b) Food.
(c) Man's head.
(d) Young girl.

8. When Ishmael was a junior lieutenant, how many boys were in his unit?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

9. How many months after Ishmael arrived did Ishmael's friend Mohamed arrive at Bennin Home?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

10. In Chapter 10 when the boys left the village that had been so kind to them, what did they carry?
(a) Cooked rice.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Water and meat.
(d) Cassava.

11. In Chapter 16, what was the only things the boys would do that the civilians asked them to do?
(a) Swim.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Eat.
(d) Play soccer.

12. Near the end of Chapter 14, when might the boys leave for war?
(a) While eating.
(b) While playing.
(c) While studying.
(d) In the middle of a movie.

13. Where was Jumah stationed in Chapter 15?
(a) Moyamba.
(b) Kenema.
(c) Koidu.
(d) Bauya.

14. What little did Ishmael know about his uncle who lived in Freetown?
(a) His name and his wife's name.
(b) His occupation.
(c) Name and occupation.
(d) An old address.

15. In Chapter 14, who won the killing competition?
(a) Ishmael.
(b) Jumah.
(c) Kanei.
(d) Alhaji.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Esther wearing when she and two men came to take Ishmael to the hospital for his examination?

2. When UNICEF came, how many boys were chosen to go?

3. In Chapter 13, who was the second of Ishmael's friends to die?

4. In Chapter 18, how long had Ishmael been at Bennin Home?

5. How long did Bra Spider fast before the feasts held in the villages?

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