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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, what did the boys do at night?

2. What would Ishmael's grandmother call him because of his tricks?

3. What rank was Ishmael given at the end of Chapter 14?

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

5. When were the heaviest rainfalls in Sierra Leone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was it like in Yele when the boys first arrived?

3. What did Saidu say about death?

4. What did Ishmael find infuriating at the beginning of Chapter 16?

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

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

7. What happy time was had in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The boys were starving in Chapters 4-5. Why was it such a challenge for them to find food?

Essay Topic 2

Ishmael and the others were abruptly moved from the front to Freetown. Why was it so difficult for the boys to adjust to a new life?

Essay Topic 3

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

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