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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 3, how far away was it rumored that the rebels were stationed?

3. How old was Ishmael's younger brother in Chapter 1?

4. How far apart did Ishmael's parents live?

5. From what tribe was the fisherman who cared for the boys in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ishmael leave home in 1993?

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

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

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

5. Why didn't Ishmael's best friend leave home with Ishmael and the others at the beginning of the book?

6. In Chapter 8, what was the worst thing for Ishmael about being in the forest?

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

8. How did the family of the person the boys stole from in Chapter 5 react?

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

10. How did Ishmael describe being hungry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1, Ishmael, his brother, and a friend traveled to Mattru Jong. How did that journey save his life?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The boys began stealing food. Why did the boys steal food, and how did they justify doing so?

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