Quiz 1 Review

What is a 'Dynamic Character'?

• a literary character who undergoes an important change, such as a change in personality or attitude

• a literary character who undergoes little or no change; a character who does not grow or develop

• a character in ficton whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully described by the author

• an easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully described but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author.

Why do Ishmael and his friends travel to Mattru Jong? (pg 6)

• To visit his grandmother.

• To skip school.

• To compete in a talent show.

• To go shopping.

What is Ishmael’s relationship like with his father? (pg. 10-11)

• Ishmael does not know his father.

• Their relationship is tense because his father marries terrible stepmothers.

• They have a positive relationship.

• They trust each other and his father takes care of him.

Why are Ishmael and his friends so interested by rap music? (pg 6)

• They are impressed with the black men who speak English so well.

• They like the rhythm and the music.

• They enjoy making up dance moves to go with the music.

• They are fans of all modern day music.

In chapter 2, who's body is Ishmael carrying through the cemetery in his dream? (pg 18-19)

• His brother's body.

• His own body.

• His mother's body.

• A stranger's body.

How old was Ishmael when the rebels first attacked? (pg 6)

• 5

• 9

• 12

• 15

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. 

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. 

The rebels fighting to overthrow the Sierra Leone government were called...

• RUF

• RPG

• SLPP

• NGO

The PROTAGONIST is always the good person in a story.

• True
• False