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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Who is the narrator of the novel?

• Ishmael Beah

• Name is not provided

• There are multiple narrators of this novel

• A boy named Alhaji

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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

• Julius Caesar

• Ishmael Beah

• William Shakespeare

• Elie Wiesel

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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.

  
  

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Where is Ishmael Beah from?

• Kamator

• Kenya

• Sierra Leone

• South Africa

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

 

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

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1