A Long Way Gone: Background

Question 1

Currently in the year 2021, there are still child soldiers in some countries.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

A book by Amanda Gorman about her experience being the youngest poet to ever speak at a presidential inauguration.

Accepted Answer

Memoir

Question 3

A book by Ms. Witcher about her experience being an English teacher at Hansberry College Prep.

Accepted Answer

Memoir

Question 4

Children were denied drugs because they were too young.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Ishmael Beah is still alive.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Which of these accurately describes a memoir?

Accepted Answer

A book written about a significant moment in someone's life.

Question 8

Ishmael Beah was a child soldier during the Sierra Leone civil war.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

To this date, Ishmael has murdered and tortured hundreds of people.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

The war in Sierra Leone lasted about 10 years.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Who is the author of A Long Way Gone?

Accepted Answer

Ishmael Beah

Question 12

What genre is the book A Long Way Gone?

Accepted Answer

A memoir

Question 13

A book written by filmmaker Ava Duvernay about her life from birth to her present age.

Accepted Answer

Autobiography

Question 14

A book about Obama's life from birth to where he is now in life would be a....

Accepted Answer

Autobiography

Question 15

Ishmael became a child soldier at the age of 4.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

A book written by the Black Panther Fred Hampton from birth to his assassination.

Accepted Answer

Autobiography

Question 17

Both memoirs and autobiographies are written

Accepted Answer

in a first-hand account(by the person the story is about).

Question 18

Children are recruited to be child soldiers as young as 5 years old.

Accepted Answer

True

Questions 18