Chapter 2 Long Way Gone

What does the narrator discover at the cemetery?

• The body in the wheelbarrow is a stranger

• The body in the wheelbarrow is his own

• The body in the wheelbarrow is a friend's

• The body in the wheelbarrow is an enemy's

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What triggers the narrator's memories of Sierra Leone?

• A news report on television

• A conversation with a friend

• The sound of rap music from a passing car

• The sight of his new apartment

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What does the narrator wish he could do with his painful memories?

• Wash them away

• Write a book about them

• Forget them completely

• Share them with others

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What does the narrator use to try to alleviate his fear of falling asleep?

• Taking medication

• Listening to music

• Soaking a towel in water and tying it around his head

• Reading a book

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How did the narrator feel about his participation in the attack on the small town?

• Proud and victorious

• Confused and lost

• Guilty and remorseful

• Indifferent and detached

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What does the narrator's experience in New York City highlight?

• The difficulty of escaping past traumas

• The challenges of adapting to a new culture

• The excitement of a new life

• The joy of rediscovering happiness

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What was the narrator's initial reaction to the gunfire in the town?

• He assumed it was a mistake

• He thought it was soldiers testing their weapons

• He immediately recognized it as a rebel attack

• He believed it was a celebration

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How did the narrator and his friends attempt to escape the town?

• By swimming across a river

• By hiding in a building

• By surrendering to the rebels

• By running towards fewer gunshots

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What was the fate of the people who were caught by the RPG during the escape?

• They were injured but survived

• They were captured by the rebels

• They managed to escape unharmed

• They were killed instantly

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What was the reaction of the town's people to the rebels' threats?

• They prepared to fight back

• They ignored the threats

• They welcomed the rebels

• They went into hiding

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