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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Ishmael do in Chapter 16 when he had migraines?
(a) Bang his head on the wall.
(b) Roll around on the floor.
(c) Steal pills.
(d) Fight.

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

3. Which of the boys was shot in Chapter 14, after a man with a beard was shot in the head?
(a) Alhaji.
(b) Lansana.
(c) Juman.
(d) Sheku.

4. How would Ishmael's father try to get him to take a shower?
(a) Chase him with cold water.
(b) Take his clothes.
(c) Drag him to the shower.
(d) Throw him in the river.

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

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

7. In Chapter 14, what did the boys eat as they followed a path?
(a) Bananas and oranges.
(b) Sardines and corned beef.
(c) Smoked meat and cassava.
(d) Rice and fish.

8. What did Ishmael perform at a talent show in Chapter 18?
(a) A song.
(b) Monologue from Julius Ceaser.
(c) A dance.
(d) A play.

9. In Chapter 14, how many boys were picked for a killing demonstration?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

10. In Chapter 11, how many villages did the rebels say they burned that day?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

11. What would Ishmael's grandmother give him to eat when he awoke in the hammock at her farm?
(a) Banana.
(b) Papaya.
(c) Orange.
(d) Cucumber.

12. How long did it take the boys to withdraw from the drugs in Chapter 16?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 12 weeks.

13. What did Esther give Ishmael when he saw her a second time in Chapter 17?
(a) Walkman and a cassette.
(b) Money.
(c) Book.
(d) Soccer jersey.

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

15. What did the older women call Ishmael at his name-giving ceremony?
(a) Sweet one.
(b) Little husband.
(c) Noisemaker.
(d) Child of God.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 16, what was the only things the boys would do that the civilians asked them to do?

4. What took the boys' meat in Chapter 10?

5. What was the name of the girl that Esther reminded Ishmael of?

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