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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. What time did rebels attack Kamator in Chapter 7?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) 7 p.m.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

2. 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.

3. What direction did the Iman face during prayers in Kamator?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) West.

4. What type of farm did the boys ravage for awhile because they were so hungry?
(a) Maize.
(b) Rice.
(c) Sweet potato.
(d) Cassava.

5. In Chapter 3, how long was the majority of the population of Mattru Jong in hiding?
(a) 5 days.
(b) A week.
(c) 12 days.
(d) A few days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ishmael in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 3, how far away was it rumored that the rebels were stationed?

3. In Chapter 5, how old was the boy that Ishmael and his companions stole food from?

4. When Ishmael and his brother returned to his grandmother's village, what type of vehicle did a man drive up with his dead family inside?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the attack on Kamator take place in Chapter 7?

3. How did the iman die in Chapter 7?

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

5. How did Ishmael describe being hungry?

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

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

8. What did Ishmael remember in Chapter 2?

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

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

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