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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rank was Ishmael given at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Junior sergeant.
(b) Junior private.
(c) Junior lieutenant.
(d) Junior colonel.

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

3. How old was Ishmael in Chapter 15?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

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

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

6. What was the lieutenant reading at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Julius Caeser.
(d) King Lear.

7. Where was Alhaji when the rebels attacked Mattru Jong?
(a) River.
(b) Friend's home.
(c) School.
(d) Market.

8. What type of vehicle did Esther come in when she and two men came to take Ishmael to the hospital for his examination?
(a) Ford.
(b) Dodge.
(c) Toyota.
(d) Chevy.

9. Where was Ismael injured that caused him to be carried in a hammock for help?
(a) Right shoulder.
(b) Left foot.
(c) Right foot.
(d) Left shoulder.

10. In Chapter 14, how was the rebel who shot one of the boys killed?
(a) Bullet to head.
(b) Slit throat.
(c) Bullet to chest.
(d) Bayonet to stomach.

11. What time was the food ready for Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) Dusk.
(c) 5 p.m.
(d) Noon.

12. Who was the first to begin crying in Chapter 11?
(a) Moriba.
(b) Kanei.
(c) Aljahi.
(d) Jumah.

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

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

15. What did Esther buy Alhaji when they took Ishmael to the hospital for an examination?
(a) Rugby jersey.
(b) Food.
(c) Soccer jersey.
(d) Cassette tape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What folk tale did Musa tell in Chapter 10?

2. What did the boys wear in Chapter 13?

3. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 15?

4. What did Esther give Ishmael when he saw her a second time in Chapter 17?

5. What rank was the soldier who was in the room after Ishmael had been in the hospital in Chapter 16?

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