ALWG Ch. 17-18

What gift does the nurse buy for Ishmael as a means of getting him to trust her?

• a baseball cap with NY Yankees logo

• a bag or red licorice

• a walkman cassette player

• a boombox stereo

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Beah surprises himself by opening up to Esther in this way; however, Esther responds with the common refrain,...

• "Do unto others as they would do unto you."

• “None of what happened was your fault.”

• "Turn the other cheek."

• "You only have yourself to blame."

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At the end of the chapter, Beah tells Esther “about the shapes I used to see in the moon when I was much younger” Which one statement is NOT true? This is...

• a breakthrough moment that marks the return of his positive childhood memories.

• a flashback of hope from chapter one.

• a symbol of his need for vengeance.

• the beginning of his healing process.

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Visitors from the European Commission, the UN, and UNICEF arrive to meet the boys and look at the center. Beah reads a monologue from Julius Caesar and then performs a hip-hop play about a former child soldier that he has written himself.

• True

• False

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Who says this: “…we cannot go back. but we can start from here. I am your family and that is enough for us to begin liking each other”

• Uncle Tommy

• Aunt Sallay

• Father Francis

• Beau's brother

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What is the name of the nurse that Ishmael bonds with and confides in at Benin Home?

• Laura

• Leslie

• Esther

• Zainab

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In what part of the body was Ishmael severely injured while fighting in the war?

• The hand/arm

• The foot/leg

• The abdomen/torso

• The back

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Which term describes the process of reuniting ex-child soldiers with their former communities?

• Repatriated

• Rehabilitated

• Demobolized

• Reconciled

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To whom is Ishmael introduced and eventually go to live with in Freetown?

• His Uncle Tommy

• His friend Mohamed

• His Aunt Ester

• A UNICEF worker, Laura

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Esther tells Ishmael to think of her as what?

• His mother.

• His sister.

• His girlfriend.

• His grandmother.

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