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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. How many rebels did the boys see when they went back to Mattru Jong?

2. In Chapter 7, how long did Ishmael and Kaloko hide in the bushes with a family?

3. How wide was the path that the six boys walked in Chapter 4?

4. When did Sierra Leone gain independence?

5. Where was Junior during the attack in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ishmael remember in Chapter 2?

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

3. In Chapter 4, what did the boys see in Mattru Jong on a verandah?

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

5. How was Ishmael, his brother, and their friends introduced to rap music?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 4, why did the boys return to Mattru Jong?

7. From whom did the boys steal food at the beginning of Chapter 5?

8. How did the iman die in Chapter 7?

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

10. In Chapter 7, why did Ishmael decide to leave the area around Kamator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ishmael was tormented by memories of war. Why was Ishmael tormented by the memories, and how did he finally deal with them?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Ishmael and the boys first found safety and then war in Yele. Why was Yele the beginning of the loss of the boys' childhood?

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