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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How long did Bra Spider fast before the feasts held in the villages?
(a) A week.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

5. Which two boys realized in Chapter 13 that they were not training any longer?
(a) Kanei and Juman.
(b) Ishmael and Musa.
(c) Alhaji and Kanei.
(d) Ishmael and Alhaji.

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

7. In Chapter 13, who was the second of Ishmael's friends to die?
(a) Kanei.
(b) Alhaji.
(c) Musa.
(d) Moriba.

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

9. What was Esther wearing when she and two men came to take Ishmael to the hospital for his examination?
(a) Flowered dress.
(b) Nurse's uniform.
(c) Jean skirt.
(d) White shirt and navy shirt.

10. After Ishmael's unit captured a village in Chapter 16, how many days did it take Kanei and Moriba to get help?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

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

13. 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) Dodge.
(d) Ford.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ishmael perform at a talent show in Chapter 18?

2. During the battle in Chapter 13, who did Ishmael hear scream?

3. Where was Alhaji when the rebels attacked Mattru Jong?

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

5. What did the boys do with the school books when they were first given them in Chapter 16?

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