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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 18, how long had Ishmael been at Bennin Home?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 months.

2. What did Esther give Ishmael when he saw her a second time in Chapter 17?
(a) Soccer jersey.
(b) Walkman and a cassette.
(c) Money.
(d) Book.

3. Where was Alhaji when the rebels attacked Mattru Jong?
(a) River.
(b) School.
(c) Friend's home.
(d) Market.

4. When UNICEF came, how many boys were chosen to go?
(a) 17.
(b) 11.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

5. Where was Musa's mother when Mattru Jong was attacked?
(a) River.
(b) Market.
(c) Yard.
(d) Home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color head ties did the boys wear in Chapter 13?

2. In Chapter 10, what did Saidu say he was doing?

3. What type of vehicle did Esther come in when she and two men came to take Ishmael to the hospital for his examination?

4. In Chapter 13, which boy fell backward because he had taken too much ammunition?

5. In Chapter 10, what did men catch during a hunt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Mambu after Ishmael left the center?

3. How did Ishmael become a spokesman for Bennin Home?

4. What was it like in Yele when the boys first arrived?

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

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

7. Why didn't the boys carry food and water during their first fight in Chapter 13?

8. How did the boys act as their war memories began to return?

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

10. What was the extent of Ishmael's thoughts at the beginning of Chapter 15?

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