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

2. When did Ishmael's father say was the beginning of rotten politics?

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

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

5. What time did Ishmael, his brother, and friend arrive at his grandmother's village?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Ishmael leave home in 1993?

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

8. What was war like for Ishmael at the beginning of Chapter 1? Chapters 1-3

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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