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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. In Chapter 14, who won the killing competition?

2. Where were Ishmael and the other boys taken in Chapter 15?

3. What was slaughtered to eat for Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?

4. Where was Ismael injured that caused him to be carried in a hammock for help?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 13, what day did the corporal tell the boys to take off training?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to the boy's meat in the peculiar village?

4. After UNICEF came to take them, why were the boys allowed to wander aimlessly about their new environment the first week they were there?

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

6. What was the purpose of Ishmael's unit when he was a junior lieutenant?

7. How did Ishmael describe a place he called a very peculiar village?

8. What happy time was had in Chapter 10?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ishmael's father had a statement that there was hope for a better day if someone was still alive. What did Ishmael's father mean when he said that there was hope if you were still alive?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 10, Ishmael felt as though he had no purpose. Why didn't Ishmael feel as though he had a purpose for his life?

Essay Topic 3

Ishamel had to travel and live alone for awhile. How did that experience affect him emotionally and why?

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