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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many watches did some of the dead rebels wear in Chapter 13?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

2. When were the heaviest rainfalls in Sierra Leone?
(a) June, July, August.
(b) May, June July.
(c) July, August, and September.
(d) August, September, October.

3. In Chapter 13, which boy fell backward because he had taken too much ammunition?
(a) Alhaji.
(b) Moriba.
(c) Sheku.
(d) Kanei.

4. In the story Musa told, what dish did Bra Spider's village made?
(a) Okra soup.
(b) Rice and vegetables.
(c) Meat and rice.
(d) Cassava leaves with meat, potato leaves.

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

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

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

8. During the second dry season of Ishmael's war years, how often did they stop during a three-day journey to a village they wanted to take over?
(a) Four times a day.
(b) Twice a day.
(c) Three times a day.
(d) Once a day.

9. What color gown did the iman wear at Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

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

11. n Chapter 15, how long had Ishmael been fighting?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 26 months.
(d) 2 years.

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

13. What did Ishmael think he could hear at the end of Chapter 14?
(a) Mother's voice.
(b) Lansana's singing.
(c) Father's voice.
(d) Grandmother's singing.

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

15. What was Ishmael's nickname when he was a soldier?
(a) Little Rambo.
(b) Fearless.
(c) Green Snake.
(d) Yellow Snake.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 10 when the boys left the village that had been so kind to them, what did they carry?

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

5. What did the older women call Ishmael at his name-giving ceremony?

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