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A Long Way Gone comprehension chapters 1-9, vocabulary, basic literary skills.
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1
What experience did the boys share at school?
They were on the soccer team.
They were flogged (paddled) together.
They made honor roll.
They got into a fight.
2
the person who leads the prayers at a mosque
sura
temne
imam
kamor
3
Where were the boys headed?
Inland
Mattru Jong
Freetown
Yele
4
If you are living the palampo life, you are...?
wild
married
single
divorced
5
They were attacked by villagers that heard rumors of 7 boys. What did the villagers take from them?
money
shoes
life
shirts
6
a cargo truck
soukous
waleh
lorry
cassava
7
After he chooses to leave and Kaloko stays behind, where does Beah end up?
in the desert
in a forest
by the beach
in jail
8
The river _______ through the valley
flow
flows
9
What convinced the Chief to let the boys go?
They begged for their lives.
They reminded him of his own children.
They looked innocent
Beah performed to his rap cassettes.
10
"There were all kinds of stories told about the war that made it sound as if it was happening in a faraway ...land"
Theme: Nature
Theme: Loss of Innocence
Theme: Importance of family
Theme: Resilience
11
a root from a tropical tree that is tuber-like used for food
nessie
cassava
sura
imam
12
Who warned the boys that the village was coming after them?
young fisherman
a child
the young man's mother
a priest
13
a style of African popular music and dance characterized by syncopated rhythms and intricate contrasting guitar melodies
waleh
haiku
soukous
imam
14
Yele is an island in the ________district?
Mining
Kamator
Bonthe
Freetown
15
Before Mexican freetail bats fly to Mexico for the _______ can be seen flying from under Austin's "bat bridge" nightly.
winter, they
winter; they
winter they
winter. They
16
When people speak of St. Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland, they were referring to real snakes.
False
True
17
While on his own, Beah is attacked by...?
birds
wild pigs
monkeys
sheep
18
Which of the following are three Sierra Leone tribes
Temne, Mende, Sherbro
Soukous, Temne, Sura
Sura, Imam, Soukous
RUF, Crapes, Waleh
19
Beah's hometown is...?
Mattru Jong
Kamator
Mogbwemo
Kabati
20
What are the names of the 3 boys he knew?
Temne, Mende, Sherbro
Junior, Musa, Khalilou
Kanei, Kaloko, Kamor
Musa, Alhaji, and Kanei
21
When he reach a fork in the road, Beah runs into 6 other boys. He knew three of them from...?
school
Freetown
Mogbwemo
church
22
Crapes are...
flip flops
sneakers
hats
shorts
23
a long prayer from the Qur'an (Kuran)
imam
sura
soukous
mende
24
The rebels who started the civil war are known as the RUF which stands for...?
Revolutionary United Fascists
Revolutionary United Front
Friends Under Fire
Real Unacceptable Folks
25
Many genres of music have been heavily influenced by American blues, ________, rock, hip-hop, and soul.
including, jazz
including: jazz
including jazz
including; jazz
26
What happened when the boys walked barefoot on the sand?
fell into the ocean
hot sand burned their feet
nothing
stepped on glass
27
sleepers are...?
flip flops
underwear
pajamas
sneakers
28
Beah's grandfather is known as kamor which means...?
doctor
elder
shaman
teacher
29
After being separated from his brother and other friends, Beah travels with whom?
Musa
Kaloko
Alhaji
Khalilou
30
The water that washed the blessing off the slate that is then drunk to improve memory
imam
waleh
nessie
sura
31
How did the boys feel once they reached the beach?
safe
scared
sad
lonely
32
Upon reaching another hut, they were helped by a young...?
child
woman
fisherman
priest
33
As the boys were walking they heard a roaring sound like loud machinery. What was making the noise
a tractor
waves crashing on the beach
a large predator
monkeys
34
One the girls _________faster than the others
run
runs
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a writing slate (like a small chalk board or white board)
nessie
sherbro
waleh
soukous
