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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 the name of the girl that Esther reminded Ishmael of?

2. How long did it take the boys to withdraw from the drugs in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 18, how long had Ishmael been at Bennin Home?

4. In Chapter 16, what was the only things the boys would do that the civilians asked them to do?

5. What rank was the soldier who was in the room after Ishmael had been in the hospital in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the boys get cash in Chapters 16-18?

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

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

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

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

6. What did Saidu say about death?

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

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

9. What happy time was had in Chapter 10?

10. When Esther and Leslie took Ishmael and Alhaji to the city for Ishmael's examination, what presents were bought for the boys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At first Ishmael was silent about his past. What changed Ishmael's mind about telling his story?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapters 7-9, Ishmael experienced kindness and hostility. Did Ishmael experience more kindness or more hostility?

Essay Topic 3

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

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