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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. During the battle in Chapter 13, who did Ishmael hear scream?
(a) Kanei.
(b) Jumah.
(c) Josiah.
(d) Sheku.

2. Near the end of Chapter 14, when might the boys leave for war?
(a) While eating.
(b) While playing.
(c) While studying.
(d) In the middle of a movie.

3. What would Ishmael's grandmother call him because of his tricks?
(a) Dog.
(b) Monkey.
(c) Cat.
(d) Spider.

4. What rank was the soldier who was in the room after Ishmael had been in the hospital in Chapter 16?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Colonel.
(d) General.

5. In Chapter 14, how many boys were picked for a killing demonstration?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how many people ate from each plate?

2. What production had taken place at the place where there was one large house and a kitchen?

3. What would Ishmael do in Chapter 16 when he had migraines?

4. What would Ishmael's grandmother give him to eat when he awoke in the hammock at her farm?

5. What color gown did the iman wear at Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ishmael find infuriating at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

3. What type of contest was held at the end of Chapter 14?

4. What happened to the boy's meat in the peculiar village?

5. What happened in January 1996?

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

7. How was Ishmael's foot injured?

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

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

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

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