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Ishmael Beah
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Ishmael Beah
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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. Why did the boys go back to Mattru Jong in Chapter 4?
(a) Get food.
(b) Get money.
(c) Get clothes.
(d) Get food and clothes.

2. What time was a curfew set for in Mattru Jong after Mogbwemo was attached?
(a) 8 p.m.
(b) 8:30 p.m.
(c) 7:30 p.m.
(d) 7 p.m.

3. When was Ishmael first touched by war?
(a) September 1994.
(b) March 1991.
(c) February 1992.
(d) January 1993.

4. What did a man feed the boys in Chapter 9 after they damaged their feet?
(a) Cassava and yams.
(b) Maize and corn.
(c) Coconut and rice.
(d) Fried-fish soup and rice.

5. What did a man use to relieve the pain in the boys' feet in Chapter 9?
(a) Wet clothes.
(b) Cool water.
(c) Steamed grass.
(d) Mashed herbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ishmael in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 4, when the boys and the other people who had entered the town together returned to the swamp, how many crossed at a time?

3. Sierra Leone been a British colony since what year?

4. In Chapter 9, what game did Ishmael and the other boys play by the ocean?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Ishmael's best friend leave home with Ishmael and the others at the beginning of the book?

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

3. In Chapter 8, what was the worst thing for Ishmael about being in the forest?

4. Why did it cause problems for the boys to be together in a group?

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

6. In Chapter 7, what food did Ishmael find as he walked away from the Kamator area?

7. What words did Ishmael remember his father saying that kept him moving?

8. In Chapter 7, why did Ishmael decide to leave the area around Kamator?

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

10. What did Ishmael remember in Chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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