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- 1. Multiple Choice
Ishmael Beah is from which country?
Africa
Ivory Coast
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where do Ishmael and his adoptive mother live?
Chicago
New York City
Los Angeles
Miami
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why did Ishmael have trouble finding a school to attend once he was in the United States?
He could not pass the entrance exams.
He had not attended school in his home country.
He did not speak American English.
He could not afford the tuition.
He did not have a report card from his previous school.
- 4. Multiple Choice
When Ishmael starts school in the United States, what grade is he placed in?
9th
10th
11th
12th
- 5. Multiple Choice
How many years did Ishmael fight as a child soldier?
1
2
3
4
5
- 6. Multiple Choice
What did Ishmael's friends believe was the reason that he spoke such formal British English?
He used to go to school in Great Britain.
He is from a royal African family.
He had spent many years in elite schools in his home country.
He had performed in Shakespearean plays.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What are TWO things that Ishmael does as he walked through the city because he had been a soldier in his earlier life? Check TWO answers.
He made eye contact with everyone who passed him.
He did not walk the same route twice.
He noticed how people walked and which direction they came from.
He refused to sit with his back to the door in school or a restaurant.
His head is on a "swivel".
- 8. Multiple Choice
What THREE things did Ishmael do to defeat his friends at paintball? Check THREE answers.
He climbed trees.
He walked backwards to make footprints going the wrong direction.
He was sniper shooting from long range.
He hid under shrubs.
He bragged about how he was going to defeat them.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why didn't paintball bring back any bad memories of war for Ishmael?
He won all the paintball matches.
He was in a different country.
Upstate New York does not look like Sierra Leone.
He knew the difference between pretend war and real war.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which TWO reasons does Ishmael give for why his American friends are lucky? Check TWO answers.
They have a family that cares and worries about them.
They have a lot of money.
They live in large houses.
They have a naive innocence that he does not have.
They go to a good school like he does.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Ishmael's friends call him weird. Which word does he prefer?
strange
bizarre
unusual
whacky
- 12. Multiple Choice
How does Ishmael feel about revealing his background?
He wants to pretend to be a different person
He feels that people should not tell personal details of their life
He feels that if he wants to live his life, he needs to hide certain details.
He is excited to reveal his background to his friends.
- 13. Multiple Choice
What word would best describe Ishmael Beah's tone in this story?
Aggressive
Angry
Sarcastic
Melancholy
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why did Beah come to the United States?
To be rehabilitated
To work in the Peace Corps
To locate family
To be a soldier in the US
- 15. Multiple Choice
What language does Ishmael speak
French
Spanish
Arabic
British-African English
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