A Long Way Gone Quizzes

A Long Way Gone Quiz 1

1 In what country did Beah live as a child?
Liberia

Rhodesia

South Africa

Sierra Leone
2 What was Ishmael Beah's home village as a child?
Kamator

Mattru Jong

Kabati

Mogbwemo
3 Where did Beah's grandmother live?
Kabati

Mattru Jong

Kamator

Mogbwemo
4 What kind of group do Beah and his childhood friends form?
a rap group

a barbershop quartet

a string quartet

a dance troupe
5 How old was Beah when the rebels attacked his village?
twelve

six

fifteen

ten
6 What sight convinces Beah that there is no returning home?
the mother with her dead baby

the smoke rising from the west

the lunar eclipse

the desolation of Kabati
7 What advice does the old man in Kabati offer to Beah?
to forget his family and move on

to be like the snake and strike his enemies

to be like the moon and not complain

to seek his little brother back home
8 Whose body does Beah dream he carries in a wheelbarrow?
his own

Gibrilla's

his brother's

Talloi's
9 What do the rebels call their practics of cutting off prisoner's fingers but leaving the thumbs intact?
"recruitment"

"one love"

"surgery"

"the hitchhiker"
10 What initials to the rebels carve into select prisoners' bodies?
RJM

RPG

RUF

SLR
11 What do the soldiers in Mattru Jong do when they learn of the rebels' approach?
evacuate the city

dig trenches

desert their posts

draft young men into their ranks
12 To where do the rebels drive the inhabitants of Mattru Jong?
the road

the forest

the caves

the river
13 After Beah and his friends attack the boy for two ears of corn, what do the boy's parents do?
call the local authorities to arrest the boys

attempt to poison them with bad water

offer them all their food if they will only leave them alive

give each of the boys an ear of corn
14 What is the highest age among the first rebels who capture Beah and his companions?
thirty-two

twenty-one

fifteen

seventeen
15 Why do the rebels patrol the forest around their captured village?
to find food so they can survive

to locate escaped villagers who can give them information

to find young men to recruit into the RUF

to hunt for wild boar as trophies
16 What do the rebels tell their chosen recruits they must do in order to be initiated into the RUF?
carve the letters "RUF" into their flesh

lead the attack on the next village

kill the weaker boys who were captured

give them the names of their family and friends
17 What problem do Beah and his friends have with traveling in a group of six?
the villagers are scared of large numbers of boys

there is no clear winner in a vote

they have six people to feed constantly

the number six is considered unlucky in Sierra Leone
18 Which of the boys is recognized by a traveller through an abandoned village?
Gibrilla

Talloi

Khalilou

Junior
19 What do the villagers of Kamator first ask the boys to do in exchange for food and shelter?
hunt wild boar

stand guard

plant cassava

promise to marry their daughters
20 When the threat of rebel attack seems unlikely, what do the villagers of Kamator put the boys to work doing?
hunting

fishing

farming

building
21 In what village does Beah last see Junior?
Mogbwemo

Kabati

Mattrru Jong

Kamator
22 How many days does Beah walk alone before encountering people?
two

nine

eight

six
23 Why is the family at the river afraid of Beah?
he steals food from them

he has the initials "RUF" carved into his arm

he is the same age as many RUF soldiers

he does not speak the same language
24 What did the village elder add to Beah's father's blessing on their home in Mogbwemo?
that the family would stay together in the spirit world

that the family would have many children and grandchildren

that the family would prosper and share their wealth

that the family would stay true to the government
25 What does the medicine Beah's grandfather put under his skin allow Beah to do?
blend in with the forest

resist disease

control snakes

swim like a fish

What do Beah and his friends take with them when they leave home?

The only things the boys are able to access when they return to Mattru Jong is money.... which does them no good because the people are starving and unwilling to sell their food. Thus, even with the money, the boys are forced to steal food in...

Asked by Demarcus C #1358537

Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/31/2025 12:52 PM

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What was done to make them into soldiers?

In Chapter 12, the lieutenant gathers everyone in the village to the central square. There he informs them that the rebels are near and the military needs the help of able-bodied men or boys. He says those unwilling to join the military are free...

Asked by Landen B #1358659

Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/28/2025 6:10 PM

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the book describes two kind of domestic living in details, village life and city life. Which does Ishmael prefer, and why?

I think that Beah Feels very out of place in the city. The harsh sounds of New York startle Beah and give him nightmares. He longs for the comfort of village life that he enjoyed before the war.

Asked by James T #590214

Answered by Aslan on 12/15/2016 5:45 AM

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