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

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

3. What type of vehicle did Esther come in when she and two men came to take Ishmael to the hospital for his examination?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Ford.
(c) Chevy.
(d) Toyota.

4. In the story Musa told, what dish did Bra Spider's village made?
(a) Cassava leaves with meat, potato leaves.
(b) Meat and rice.
(c) Rice and vegetables.
(d) Okra soup.

5. What would Ishmael do in Chapter 16 when he had migraines?
(a) Bang his head on the wall.
(b) Fight.
(c) Roll around on the floor.
(d) Steal pills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ishmael recognize Gasemu in Chapter 11?

2. How would Ishmael's father try to get him to take a shower?

3. How did Alhaji react when he had withdrawal symptoms?

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

5. What did Ishmael think he could hear at the end of Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Josiah die?

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

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

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

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

7. When Esther and Leslie took Ishmael and Alhaji to the city for Ishmael's examination, what presents were bought for the boys?

8. What happened in January 1996?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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