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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 was Esther wearing when she and two men came to take Ishmael to the hospital for his examination?

2. How many watches did some of the dead rebels wear in Chapter 13?

3. How old was Ishmael in Chapter 15?

4. What time was the food ready for Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?

5. During the second dry season of Ishmael's war years, how often did they stop during a three-day journey to a village they wanted to take over?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would the boys and soldiers do in Chapter 14 if they ran out of food, drugs, ammunition, and gasoline?

2. What type of contest was held at the end of Chapter 14?

3. What did Ishmael and the others do in the daytime in Chapter 14?

4. What did Saidu say about death?

5. How was Ishmael's foot injured?

6. Who did Ishmael meet as they approached the village where his family might have been staying?

7. How did Josiah die?

8. How did Ishmael become a spokesman for Bennin Home?

9. Why weren't Ishmael and the other boys killed when the village was attacked where his family was staying?

10. In Chapter 10, what was one of the most unsettling things about Ishmael's journey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

The six boys stayed together for protection. What were the disadvantages of saying together?

Essay Topic 3

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

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