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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how old was the boy that Ishmael and his companions stole food from?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

2. What was the only food the boys found in Khalilou's house in Chapter 4?
(a) Raw rice.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Rotten food.
(d) Coconuts.

3. In Chapter 9 at the fisherman's hut, which of the boys boasted about being an excellent soccer player?
(a) Kanei.
(b) Musa.
(c) Jumah.
(d) Moriba.

4. In Chapter 5, how old was the man caught crossing a bridge into the village?
(a) 40s.
(b) 60s.
(c) 70s.
(d) 50s.

5. Sierra Leone been a British colony since what year?
(a) 1782.
(b) 1808.
(c) 1794.
(d) 1814.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, when the boys returned to a crowded village, how did they get food to eat?

2. In Chapter 7, how many homes were burned?

3. In Chapter 8, how far did wild pigs chase Ishmael before he could climb a tree?

4. How far did Ishmael, his brother, and friend have to walk to Mattru jong?

5. What time did Ishmael, his brother, and friend arrive at his grandmother's village?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 4, why did the boys return to Mattru Jong?

2. What was war like for Ishmael at the beginning of Chapter 1? Chapters 1-3

3. Why did Ishmael leave home in 1993?

4. How did the rebels send a message to the people of Mattru Jong in Chapter 3?

5. What did Ishmael remember in Chapter 2?

6. Why did Ishmael's friends in Mattru Jong come home early from school?

7. From whom did the boys steal food at the beginning of Chapter 5?

8. How did a fisherman help Ishmael and the other boys he began traveling with in Chapter 9?

9. What did Ishmael and Junior see when they went back to Kabati?

10. In Chapter 4, what did the boys see in Mattru Jong on a verandah?

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