Long Way Gone Ch 6-9

In chapter 8, Ishmael says that pigs distrust humans. Why? 

• A. Pigs see humans as a source for food. 
• B. Pigs know humans only want them for food. 
• C. Because pigs are intelligent animals and do not trust anything. 
• D. Because in a legend, a hunter trapped and shot pigs. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

How does Ishmael find his new group of traveling companions? 

• A. They find him in the forest and ask him to come with them. 
• B. They meet at a junction in the road. 
• C. They meet up at the school they went to. 
• D. They find each other in a village that has been recently abandoned. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What do the first villagers on the beach do to the boys that is particularly brutal? 

• A. Attack them with spears and machetes. 
• B. Make them perform a rap song for their lives. 
• C. Take their shoes. 
• D. They killed one of the seven boys. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why is their Sherbro host who gives them food and water on the beach very similar to Ishmael at the beginning of the book? 

• A. He is young and afraid that the rebels will capture him.  
• B. He does not believe the stories he hears about the war. 
• C. He is also performs in a rap group. 
• D. He has also been stranded from his family. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the best explanation for the following quote: 
"In some ways my journey was like that of the moon- although I had even more think clouds coming my way." 

• A. Ishmael feels happiness that he is still alive and knows that he can overcome anything. 
• B. Ishmael is overwhelmed at his present situation and wants to give up. 
• C. Ishmael knows that he has more troubles coming his way and is determined to continue. 
• D. Ishmael knows that the moon is a sign of better things to come. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

In Kamator, who is it that refuses to the helps the RUF rebels?

• Junior, Ishmael's brother, who is forced to join the RUF

• Ishmael's father who is shot dead

• the imam who is burned to death

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Where does Ishmael escape to?

• the river

• the forest

• the city of Mattru Jong

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Ishmael joins six other boys to avoid loneliness.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the literary technique that Beah uses to great effect?

• hyperbole

• parallel structure

• flashback

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which destination thrills the boys and gives them a momentary reprieve from suffering?

• the city of Mattru Jong

• the ocean

• the coconut grove

• the dance club

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4