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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 6, how far away was Gibrilla's aunt?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 30 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 35 miles.

2. In Chapter 4, how did the old man that the boys saw on a verandah die?
(a) Bullet to the chest.
(b) Bullet to the forehead.
(c) Grenade.
(d) Machete.

3. Where was Junior during the attack in Chapter 7?
(a) Mosque.
(b) Verandah room.
(c) Fields.
(d) Steps of a hut.

4. 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?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. Who would climb trees in Chapter 4, to get something to eat?
(a) Junior.
(b) Talloi.
(c) Ishmael.
(d) Khalilou.

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 4, where did the boys sleep?

3. What did the rebels do to the Iman in Chapter 7?

4. How many rebels did the boys see when they went back to Mattru Jong?

5. What food did an old man offer Ishmael and the other boys in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Ishmael leave home in 1993?

5. How did the family of the person the boys stole from in Chapter 5 react?

6. How did the iman die in Chapter 7?

7. How did Ishmael describe being hungry?

8. What did the boys take with them when they went to Mattru Jong?

9. What did Ishmael remember in Chapter 2?

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

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