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

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 | Final 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. In Chapter 14, who won the killing competition?
(a) Kanei.
(b) Alhaji.
(c) Jumah.
(d) Ishmael.

2. What color head ties did the boys wear in Chapter 13?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. In Chapter 12, when Ishmael and the others were captured at gunpoint, how many men were on the ground with uniforms soaked in blood?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. After Ishmael's unit captured a village in Chapter 16, how many days did it take Kanei and Moriba to get help?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. What folk tale did Musa tell in Chapter 10?
(a) Spider and the Hare.
(b) Bra Spider.
(c) The Gullah.
(d) Spider's Rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what day did the corporal tell the boys to take off training?

2. What rank was Ishmael given at the end of Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 11, how many villages did the rebels say they burned that day?

4. In Chapter 14, how many boys were picked for a killing demonstration?

5. How old was Ishmael in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what was one of the most unsettling things about Ishmael's journey?

2. Who did Ishmael meet as they approached the village where his family might have been staying?

3. What was the purpose of Ishmael's unit when he was a junior lieutenant?

4. What would the boys and soldiers do in Chapter 14 if they ran out of food, drugs, ammunition, and gasoline?

5. In Chapter 13, what happened that made Ishmael get in the fight?

6. After UNICEF came to take them, why were the boys allowed to wander aimlessly about their new environment the first week they were there?

7. How did Ishmael describe a place he called a very peculiar village?

8. How did the boys get cash in Chapters 16-18?

9. Why weren't Ishmael and the other boys killed when the village was attacked where his family was staying?

10. What did Ishmael and the others do in the daytime in Chapter 14?

(see the answer keys)

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