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

2. What little did Ishmael know about his uncle who lived in Freetown?
(a) His name and his wife's name.
(b) An old address.
(c) His occupation.
(d) Name and occupation.

3. When were the heaviest rainfalls in Sierra Leone?
(a) August, September, October.
(b) May, June July.
(c) June, July, August.
(d) July, August, and September.

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

5. What was slaughtered to eat for Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?
(a) Cow.
(b) Pig.
(c) Deer.
(d) Sheep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did a nurse give Ishmael at the beginning of Chapter 17?

3. What did the boys wear in Chapter 13?

4. What did Esther give Ishmael when he saw her a second time in Chapter 17?

5. What did the boys do with the school books when they were first given them in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Saidu say about death?

7. How did Josiah die?

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

9. How was Ishmael's foot injured?

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

(see the answer keys)

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