ALWG Chapter 5 and 6

How many ears of corn was the little boy carrying/eating that the boys stole at the beginning of Chapter 5?

• 1 ear of corn

• 2 ears of corn

• a bushel of corn

• He was not eating any corn, the boys imagined it.

What do the rebels do to the old man?

• Scalp him

• Brand him

• Pretend to shoot him

• Down him

In Kamator, where Gibralla’s aunt lives, the boys receive food and shelter first for being

watchmen and then for

• Bringing food to those in hiding

• Building a shelter in the woods

• Fighting the rebels

• farming

Ishmael has a flashback about his father saying a prayer that

• Junior would be a good warrior

• They would never go hungry

• His family would always be together

• Ishmael would find a good wife

"Whatever they said didn't sound friendly. I couldn't hear their words, because all I could think about was death. I struggled to avoid fainting," (Beah 31). This quote shows what theme?

• Whoever has the weapon, holds the power.

• Never trust your gut.

• When you are afraid, you will do crazy things.

• Fear will only bring out evil.

What is ironic about this quote: "We grew up in a culture that demanded good behavior from everyone, and especially from the young."

• Many rebels are extremely young

• Beah doesn't respect his elders.

• The boys are terrorizing their grandmother.

• Their father told them that they could say and do whatever they want.

How did the boys escape the rebels?

• They heard loud gunshots.

• They were captured by soldiers.

• Beah attacked the rebels and ran away.

• Junior was able to sneak him and Beah when the rebels were drowning another boy.

In Chapter 6, Beah says "This was one of the consequences of the civil war, (37). What is that consequence?

• The boys lost their hope.

• People were no longer giving, and didn't provide even for those that needed help.

• People stopped trusting each other, and every stranger became an enemy.

• The rebels took over everyone's lives, and they no longer allowed them to move about freely.

What saved the boys from the town's chief that wanted to tie stones to their bodies?

• They shared corn with the town.

• There was a boy from Mattru Jong, who said that he knew the boys.

• They played rap music for the chief, and he liked the music.

• The chief knew the boys father.

How does chapter 6 end?

• "It was the last time I saw Junior, my older brother."

• "I was so angry at the way they pitied us."

• "The first two weeks were extremely painful."

• "The sad thing about all that hard labor was that, in the end, it all went to ruin..."