A Long Way Gone Chapters 11 - 16

How did Ishmael recognize Gasemu in Chapter 11?

• By his missing front tooth.

• By a scar on his leg.

• By his missing ear lobe.

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In Chapter 11, what was one of the rebels carrying?

• Food.

• Man's head.

• Dog.

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In Chapter 11, how many villages did the rebels say they burned that day?

• 1.

• 4.

• 3.

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What did Ishmael see by the river in Chapter 12?

• Men chained.

• Bodies of 11 and 13 year old boys.

• Pile of food.

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Why is the Lieutenant's recruitment of the boys in his village ironic?

• A. Because they shoot people who are going to the bathroom.

• B. Because the government is winning the war.

• C. Because like the RUF he is forcing children to fight in this war.

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Why do the boys all wear green clothes with a bandanna?

• A. So they know not to shoot each other.

• B. So they match each other.

• D. So they will not scare the villagers.

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Why does Ishmael know Shakespeare?

• A. He performed it for his dad and his friends.

• B. He taught himself English with Shakespeare.

• C. He was an actor.

At the beginning of Chapter 13, what day did the corporal tell the boys to take off training?

• Sunday.

• Wednesday.

• Thursday.

What was the lieutenant reading at the beginning of Chapter 13?

• Macbeth.

• Hamlet.

• Julius Caeser.

Which two boys realized in Chapter 13 that they were not training any longer?

• Ishmael and Alhaji.

• Ishmael and Musa.

• Kanei and Juman.

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