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A Long Way Gone: Chapters 1-4
A Long Way Gone: Chapters 1-4
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Comprehension questions for my reading class. #alongwaygone #reading #comprehension
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1
How many siblings does Ishmael have?
Three
One
Two
2
True or False: The people of Mogbwemo were prepared for the rebels' arrival.
True
False
3
What did Ishmael and his friends do when they were desperately hungry?
The separated to try to find more food.
They stole food from people in Mattru Jong.
They stole food from each other.
4
What was the main problem the boys encountered when they snuck back into Mattru Jong?
The rebels captured them.
There was no food.
No one would sell them food.
Everyone was killed.
5
Bonus: What time period did the civil war in Sierra Leone take place?
1980s
1990s
2000s
1960s
6
What was Ishmael Beah's home village as a child?
Mogbwemo
Mattru Jong
Kabati
Kamator
7
What do the rebels call their practice of cutting off all fingers except for the thumb?
Recruiting
One Love
Surgery
The hitchhiker
8
Where did Ishmael's grandmother live?
Kamator
Mattru Jong
Mogbwemo
Kabati
9
A
refugee
is one who leaves their country
due to divorce.
by law.
by choice.
due to war or disaster.
10
What does Beah dream he carries in a wheelbarrow?
guns
himself
bodies
food
11
This word means to place inside of something else.
plagued
translucent
embed
mesmerize
12
What happened to the messenger who came from Sumbuya?
His toes were cut off.
His fingers, except for his thumbs, had been cut off.
His arm was cut off.
13
Ishmael doesn't get along with his father very well because
he doesn't like his stepmother
his father is never involved in his life
they fight about the music he likes
14
True or False: The people of Mattru Jong were prepared for the rebels' arrival.
True
False
15
Who says, "We must strive to be like the moon?"
Ishmael's brother
Ishmael's mother
Ishmael's grandfather
Ishmael's grandmother
16
Why did Ishmael and his friends first travel to Mattru Jong?
To participate in a talent show.
To bring back food for their families.
To watch the famous rapper.
