"A Long Way Gone" Test Review

Why did the Sierra Leone Civil War begin?

• Ebola outbreak

• Child Soldiers

• Unstable and corrupt government

• Liberia attacked them in '89

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The rebels were known as the RUF.

• True
• False

UNICEF is the organization that rescued Ishmael.

• True
• False

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Why did Ishmael and his friends leave home at the very begining?

• For a talent show
• To escape the rebels
• In search of food
• To visit his grandmother

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In Ishmael's nightmare, whose face does he see under the sheets?

• his mother's
• his father's
• his brother's
• his own

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What kind of food do Ishmael and his friends steal from the little boy?

• cassava
• corn
• guava
• mango

When in the woods, Ishmael is attached by...

• a lioness
• a black leopard
• a swarm of bees
• wild pigs

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What happened to the boys' bag of dried meat? 

• A. Musa got hungry so he ate what was left. 
• B. One of the villagers stole it from them. 
• C. They lost it while they were walking. 
• D. A dog stole it while they were sleeping. 

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Why does Ishmael feel guilty after Gasemu dies? 

• A. He knows that it is his fault Gasemu is dead. 
• B. He does not feel guilty that Gasemu is dead and only wants to find his family.  
• C. Because he was so angry after he saw his family's burnt house he hit Gasemu. 
• D. He could have saved Gasemu's life if they had gotten to the wahlee sooner. 

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What does the burning of the rap cassettes best symbolize?

• A. That Ishmael is now a soldier and must fight because he had to give them up to become a soldier.

• B. The loss of childhood and innocence since his rap cassettes remind him of being a child.

• C. The loss of happiness because he would listen to these cassettes every night to bring him joy.

• D. That Ishmael no longer believes he will find his family because these were his tie to Junior.

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