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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 10, how many people ate from each plate?

2. How long did Bra Spider fast before the feasts held in the villages?

3. What folk tale did Musa tell in Chapter 10?

4. What village were Ishmael and the others taken to in Chapter 13?

5. How many weeks did it take Ishmael to recover from the injury he remembered receiving in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Josiah die?

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

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

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

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

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 was the extent of Ishmael's thoughts at the beginning of Chapter 15?

9. How was Ishmael's foot injured?

10. In Chapter 13, what happened that made Ishmael get in the fight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Saidu died. Why did it seem as though his death was a foregone conclusion and was destined to happen?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

A nurse worked with Ishmael as he adjusted to life away from the war. How did the relationship with Esther help Ishmael to adjust to civilian life?

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