A Long Way Gone Chapter 4 Comprehension Questions

As the boys walked, what did Beah think about?

• food

• family

• girls

• rap music

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

They slept in...?

• abandoned villages

• trees

• canoe on the river

• no where

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Who climbed the trees for fruit to eat?

• Beah

• Junior

• Khalilou

• Talloi

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did the boys sneak back into Mattru Jong

• to find their family

• for food

• for money they had hidden

• to find shelter

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

When leaving the Mattru Jong, they had to cross a...

• river

• swamp

• road

• Clearing

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

A young boy did not make it across the clearing because he...?

• was carrying a bag with too much stuff

• was too small to run fast

• was shot before he could make it

• was captured immediately

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why was the trip to find the money a waste?

• someone had stolen it

• it was not enough for food

• food vendors had stopped selling

• the boys were not hungry

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a typical aspect of being in the war?

• things changed rapidly

• no one had control over anything

• both of the first two answers

• none of these

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3