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A Long Way Gone Ch 6-12

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ch. 6 - What kind of work did Ishmael, Junior and their friends do while they were in Kamator?

a)

factory

b)

farming

c)

building houses

d)

cooking

2.

Ch. 6 - When this town gets attacked, Ishmael gets separated from the other boys. It is the last time he sees his brother Junior. Which town is it?

a)

Mattru Jong

b)

Kabati

c)

Kamator

d)

Mogbwemo

3.

Ch. 7 - When the rebels came, they attacked a mosque during evening prayers the leader. What was the name of the leader's position at the mosque?

a)

priest

b)

president

c)

imam

d)

elder

4.

Ch. 7 - What kind of tree does Ishmael climb to get food? Before then, he had been unable to climb this type of tree.

a)

orange

b)

banana

c)

lemon

d)

coconut

5.

Ch. 8 - For most of this chapter, Ishmael walks by himself. Where is he?

a)

A road between villages.

b)

A thick forest.

c)

A river through the countryside.

d)

A trail through the mountains.

6.

Ch. 8 - Ishmael climbs a tree to escape what animals?

a)

wild pigs

b)

lions

c)

baboons

d)

snakes

7.

Ch. 8 - At the end of Chapter 8, Ishmael joins with a new group of boys. Which of these boys is NOT a member of this new group?

a)

Musa

b)

Alhaji

c)

Kanei

d)

Kaloko

e)

Saidu

8.

Ch 9. As the boys are walking they hear a strange sound like "the roar of big engines . . . a thunder exploding, roll after roll." What is causing this sound?

a)

Thunderstorm

b)

Cannons

c)

Airplanes

d)

Atlantic Ocean

9.

Ch. 9 - When the boys are captured, and the chief calls them "devils", what does Ishmael do to convince him that they are harmless kids?

a)

Raps a song that he wrote

b)

Recites Shakespeare

c)

Dances to "OPP"

d)

Tells him a folktale

10.

Finish the line:

You down with OPP . .

a)

(This song is free)

b)

(Yes, it's you and me)

c)

(I'm your homie)

d)

(Yeah you know me)

11.

Ch. 9 - How did the fishermen take from the boys to "punish" them?

a)

money

b)

cassette tapes

c)

shoes

d)

food

12.

Ch. 10 - Musa tells a story about whom?

a)

Brer Rabbit

b)

Bra Spider

c)

Brer Tiger

d)

Bra Bear

13.

Ch. 11 - Ishmael and his friends are traveling to a small village. Who do they hope to find there?

a)

Their families

b)

Rebel soldiers

c)

Nice people with food

d)

Ngor Gasemu

14.

Ch. 11 - When they find the village burned, what does Ishmael assume happened to his family?

a)

They have left the village

b)

They were killed

c)

They never arrived

d)

They have joined the army

15.

Ch. 11 - Whom does Ishmael choke and hit?

a)

Kanei

b)

Musa

c)

Gasemu

d)

Moriba

16.

Ch. 12 - What is the name of the village where the boys are now?

a)

Yele

b)

Bo

c)

Kabati

d)

Freetown

17.

Ch. 12 - What Shakespearean play is Lieutenant Jabati reading?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

King Lear

18.

Ch. 12 - Which army does Ishmael join?

a)

RUF (rebels)

b)

SLA (government)

19.

Ch. 12 - After he finds the burned village, which ailment does Ishmael experience?

a)

Burns on his legs and feet

b)

Twisted ankle

c)

Migraine headaches

d)

Broken hand