A Long Way Gone Chapters 1-5

What is the name of Ishmael’s hometown?

• Kamator

• Mogbwemo

• Freetown

• Cape Town

Why did Ishmael and his friends leave home at the very beginning?

• For a talent show

• To escape the rebels

• In search of food

• To visit his grandma

What is Ishmael’s brother’s name?

• Talloi

• Khalilou

• Junior

• Bob

Ishmael doesn’t get along with his father because

• His father hates rap music

• His father is too strict

• His father is an alcoholic

• He doesn't like his stepmother

Which country controlled Sierra Leone before the APC was in charge?

• United States

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

In Ishmael’s nightmare, whose face does he see under the sheet?

• His mother's

• His father's

• His brother's

• His own

When Ishmael wakes up from his nightmare, where is he?

• Freetown

• New York City

• Chicago

• San Francisco

The RUF sends a messenger to Mattru Jong. What was shocking about this messenger?

• He is blind

• He can't speak

• He is missing all his fingers except his thumb

• He can't stop screaming

Ishmael and his friends make the trek back to Mattru Jong to buy food. What happens when they get to the village?

• No one will sell to them

• They buy bananas, but they are rotten

• They are captured by the rebels

• All the people in the town have been slaughtered

What kind of food to Ishmael and his friends steal from the little boy?

• Cassava

• Corn

• Guava

• Mango