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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. What did Junior and Ishmael have in their mouths when their father held a ceremony to bless their new home in Mogbwemo?

2. Why wouldn't the families who had walked to Ishmael's village stay there?

3. How many bodies were near the old man on a verandah in Chapter 4?

4. What was on either side of the path the boys walked at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 4, how long did the six boys walks together on a tiny path?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how did the boys and other people cross the swamp to get away from Mattru Jong?

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

3. How did the rebels send a message to the people of Mattru Jong in Chapter 3?

4. How did Ishmael describe being hungry?

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

6. In Chapter 4, what did the boys find at Khalilou's house?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eventually Mattru Jong was attacked by rebels. How did Ishmael, Junior, and their friends survive the attack on Mattru Jong?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The boys went to Kamator because Gibrilla's aunt was there. Why did they stay?

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