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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ishmael first touched by war?

2. In Chapter 5, how old was the man caught crossing a bridge into the village?

3. How long did Ishmael and his brother wait at the wharf hoping to see their families or someone else from their village in Chapter 1?

4. What did a man use to relieve the pain in the boys' feet in Chapter 9?

5. When Ishmael and his brother returned to his grandmother's village, what type of vehicle did a man drive up with his dead family inside?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did a fisherman help Ishmael and the other boys he began traveling with in Chapter 9?

2. Why did Ishmael's friends in Mattru Jong come home early from school?

3. What did Ishmael and Junior see when they went back to Kabati?

4. How did Ishmael decide to eat the fruit he found in the forest in Chapter 8?

5. How did the attack on Kamator take place in Chapter 7?

6. What did Ishmael remember in Chapter 2?

7. How did Ishmael describe being hungry?

8. What words did Ishmael remember his father saying that kept him moving?

9. What saved the boys when they were captured by guards near a village in Chapter 6?

10. What did the boys take with them when they went to Mattru Jong?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ishmael and the others were abruptly moved from the front to Freetown. Why was it so difficult for the boys to adjust to a new life?

Essay Topic 2

At first war was just a distant rumor. How did war became real for Ishmael?

Essay Topic 3

Kamator was attacked. What did Ishmael lose physically and emotionally due to the attack?

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