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A Long Way Gone Chapters 6-11

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Kamator, where Gibralla’s aunt lives, the boys receive food and shelter first for being watchmen and then for

a)

Bringing food to those in hiding

b)

Building a shelter in the woods

c)

farming

d)

fighting the rebels

2.

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

3.

Ishmael’s father said a prayer that

a)

His family would always be together

b)

Junior would be a good warrior

c)

Ishmael would find a good wife

d)

They would never go hungry

4.

When in the woods, Ishmael is attacked by

a)

A lioness

b)

A black leopard

c)

a swarm of bees

d)

wild pigs

5.
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.
6.

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

7.

What do the villagers take from Ishmael and his friends that makes them miserable and in

pain?

a)

their cassette tapes

b)

their food

c)

their shoes

d)

their medical supplies

8.
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.
9.
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.
10.

How does Ishmael save himself and his friends when they are captured?

a)

Bartering food

b)

Begging for their lives

c)

Offering to farm

d)

Rapping

11.

Musa tells a story about which type of animal?

a)

dog

b)

cat

c)

wild pig

d)

snake

12.

What horrible event did Saidu listen to?

a)

murder of his grandfather

b)

rape of his sisters

c)

slaughter of his entire village

d)

death of his best friend

13.
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.
14.
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." 
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.
15.

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

16.

What type of food does Gasemu farm?

a)

cassava

b)

yams

c)

bananas

d)

mangos

17.

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

18.

Ch. 11 - Whom does Ishmael choke and hit?

a)

Kanei

b)

Musa

c)

Gasemu

d)

Moriba

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