A Long Way Gone Final Quiz Review

Who is Esther?

• Ishmael's adoptive mom

• Ishmael's caseworker at Benin Home

• A nurse at Benin Home who helps Ishmael reconnect with music and the world

• Ishmael's friend who dies after eating a crow

Is "A Long Way Gone" fiction or non-fiction?

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

Who is the narrator of the novel?

• Ishmael Beah

• Name is not provided

• There are multiple narrators of this novel

• A boy named Alhaji

Who is the author of "A Long Way Gone"?

• Julius Caesar

• Ishmael Beah

• William Shakespeare

• Elie Wiesel

What is RUF?

• A dog walking business

• A branch of the U.S. Army

• A rebel army that found a failed eleven-year war in Sierra Leone

• Revolutionary United Fighters

How did the old man end up helping the seven boys?

• He recited old wise tales to keep their minds off of the tragedy that surrounds them

• He forced them to eat mashed potatoes to fuel their travels.

• He points them in the direction of the nearest cassava tree.

• He fed them yams and pointed them in the direction of Yele.

  
  

Which of Beah's experiences helped him survive?

• his modest childhood

• his sense of self and family

• his academic intelligence

• his travels all over Africa prior to the war

Where is Ishmael Beah from?

• Kamator

• Kenya

• Sierra Leone

• South Africa

What does UNICEF do?

• Rescue and support children who are in danger around the world

• Supports wars around the world

• Sends soldiers to wars to work together with other soldiers.

• Tortures innocent civilians into being war troops

 

In Chapter 19, Ishmael...

• Visits the city and shops

• Goes to live with his uncle

• Spends a lot of time with Esther

• Goes back to war