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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 Esther buy Alhaji when they took Ishmael to the hospital for an examination?

2. In Chapter 14, how many boys were picked for a killing demonstration?

3. What took the boys' meat in Chapter 10?

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

5. n Chapter 15, how long had Ishmael been fighting?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 10, what was one of the most unsettling things about Ishmael's journey?

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

5. What happened in January 1996?

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

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

8. What did Saidu say about death?

9. How did Josiah die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eventually Mattru Jong was attacked by rebels. How did Ishmael, Junior, and their friends survive the attack on Mattru Jong?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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