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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. How many months after Ishmael arrived did Ishmael's friend Mohamed arrive at Bennin Home?

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

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

4. How old was Ishmael in Chapter 15?

5. In Chapter 13, which boy fell backward because he had taken too much ammunition?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How was Ishmael's foot injured?

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

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

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

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

8. How did Josiah die?

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

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

The boys discussed how they lost their families. How did the loss of their families make the boys who they were and caused them to band together?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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