A Long Way Gone
Identify the allusion(s) in the passage above:
A. Mr. Kamara and Esther
B. Bra Spider and monster stories
C. Bra Spider and Julius Caesar
D. Hip-hop play about a child soldier
“Mr. Kamara, the director of the center, gave a few remarks, and then boys started telling Bra Spider and monster stories and performing tribal dances. I read a monologue from Julius Caesar and performed a short hip-hop play about the redemption of a former child soldier that I had written with Esther’s encouragement” (169).