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WorksheetsA Long Way Gone Part 3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
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1.
What is the significance of the following passage in Chapter 8?
"If you are alive, there is hope for a better day and something good to happen. If there is nothing good left in the destiny of a person, he or she will die."
"If you are alive, there is hope for a better day and something good to happen. If there is nothing good left in the destiny of a person, he or she will die."
a)
Beah wants the reader to think he is wise like his grandfather.
b)
Beah is reciting this adage as a way to spark hope and reassurance into his current state of loneliness and isolation.
c)
Beah is becoming delusional.
d)
Beah wants to inspire the wild animals by beginning to recite old proverbs he recalls from time spent with his grandfather.
2.
Who does Beah come into contact with after being alone for a month?
a)
His older brother Junior, and his friend Kaloko.
b)
A group of girls whom Beah becomes interested in.
c)
A herd of wild hogs.
d)
Six boys who Beah recognizes from his past.
3.
Why did the old man get left behind in the village Beah and his friends come upon at the end of Chapter 8?
a)
He was a threat to their safety.
b)
He was spreading rumors and couldn't be trusted.
c)
He wouldn't tell anyone his name so the village people become wary of his identity.
d)
He couldn't walk and no one was willing to carry him.
4.
How did the old man end up helping the seven boys?
a)
He fed them yams and pointed them in the direction of Yele.
b)
He forced them to eat mashed potatoes to fuel their travels.
c)
He recited old wise tales to keep their minds off of the tragedy that surrounds them.
d)
He points them in the direction of the nearest cassava tree.
5.
What do the seven boys come upon as Chapter 9 begins?
a)
The Atlantic Ocean.
b)
Villagers who are cooking fish with palm oil.
c)
A tribe performing a dance.
d)
A feast.
6.
What do the fisherman take from the seven boys?
a)
The crapes off of their feet.
b)
The granola bars in their backpacks.
c)
Their clothes.
d)
Bracelets that represented familial unity.
7.
How do the boys heal from running barefoot along the hot sand?
a)
They come upon a hut that is owned by a man who assists them.
b)
They run into a group of fisherman who agree to let them stay on their boat.
c)
They swim in the sea for three days straight.
d)
They sleep in the trees.
8.
Who warns the boys to leave the hut immediately, as the village people were coming to capture them?
a)
The mother of their host.
b)
Beah's older brother, Junior.
c)
The village chief.
d)
Their host.
9.
Who ends up capturing the seven boys before they are able to escape?
a)
Twelve men from the village.
b)
Three women.
c)
A herd of wild pigs.
d)
The village chief.
10.
Why did the chief end up letting Beah and his friends go, so long as they promise to leave the village immediately?
a)
Upon watching Ishmael dance to one of his cassette tapes, he realized they were merely boys looking for safety.
b)
The chief didn't have the means to get rid of seven boys.
c)
The chief felt bad for the pain the boys had endured, and decided to give them the benefit of the doubt.
d)
The chief was not a fan of rap music, and let the boys go out of sheer embarrassment for their taste in music.
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