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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. When did Ishmael's father say was the beginning of rotten politics?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1963.

2. In Chapter 9, how long did Ishmael and the other boys stay in a fisherman's hut while their feet healed?
(a) A week and a half.
(b) A week.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 5 days.

3. In Chapter 7, how many homes were burned?
(a) 4.
(b) All.
(c) 11.
(d) Half.

4. In Chapter 8, how long did Ishmael spend in the forest before running into people again?
(a) About a month and a half.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) More than a month.

5. What was on either side of the path the boys walked at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Bushes.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Tall trees.
(d) Swamp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why wouldn't the families who had walked to Ishmael's village stay there?

2. How far did families come from when they walked through Ishmael's village?

3. Who taught Ishmael and Junior about medicinal leaves and tree bark?

4. In Chapter 4, where did the boys sleep?

5. In Chapter 5, why did the old man say that he left the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how did the boys and other people cross the swamp to get away from Mattru Jong?

2. Why did Ishmael have to run for a half mile in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 4, what did the boys find at Khalilou's house?

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

9. How was Ishmael, his brother, and their friends introduced to rap music?

10. What saved the boys when they were captured by guards near a village in Chapter 6?

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