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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 did the boys wear in Chapter 13?

2. After Ishmael's unit captured a village in Chapter 16, how many days did it take Kanei and Moriba to get help?

3. Where was Jumah stationed in Chapter 15?

4. What did Esther buy Alhaji when they took Ishmael to the hospital for an examination?

5. What color gown did the iman wear at Ishmael's name-giving ceremony?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Saidu say about death?

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

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

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

6. How did the boys act as their war memories began to return?

7. What happened to Mambu after Ishmael left the center?

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. 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

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

Essay Topic 2

Ishmael came a long way from the boy he was in Chapter 1, to the young man he was in Chapter 21. How was Ishmael a long way gone from who he was to who he became?

Essay Topic 3

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

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