A Long Way Gone Quizzes

A Long Way Gone Quiz 1

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

Sierra Leone

Rhodesia

South Africa
2 What was Ishmael Beah's home village as a child?
Kamator

Mattru Jong

Mogbwemo

Kabati
3 Where did Beah's grandmother live?
Kabati

Kamator

Mogbwemo

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

a dance troupe

a string quartet

a barbershop quartet
5 How old was Beah when the rebels attacked his village?
twelve

ten

fifteen

six
6 What sight convinces Beah that there is no returning home?
the lunar eclipse

the smoke rising from the west

the desolation of Kabati

the mother with her dead baby
7 What advice does the old man in Kabati offer to Beah?
to be like the snake and strike his enemies

to be like the moon and not complain

to seek his little brother back home

to forget his family and move on
8 Whose body does Beah dream he carries in a wheelbarrow?
Talloi's

his brother's

Gibrilla's

his own
9 What do the rebels call their practics of cutting off prisoner's fingers but leaving the thumbs intact?
"one love"

"surgery"

"recruitment"

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

RUF

SLR

RJM
11 What do the soldiers in Mattru Jong do when they learn of the rebels' approach?
desert their posts

evacuate the city

dig trenches

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

the forest

the road

the caves
13 After Beah and his friends attack the boy for two ears of corn, what do the boy's parents do?
give each of the boys an ear of corn

attempt to poison them with bad water

call the local authorities to arrest the boys

offer them all their food if they will only leave them alive
14 What is the highest age among the first rebels who capture Beah and his companions?
twenty-one

thirty-two

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 hunt for wild boar as trophies

to find young men to recruit into the RUF
16 What do the rebels tell their chosen recruits they must do in order to be initiated into the RUF?
kill the weaker boys who were captured

lead the attack on the next village

give them the names of their family and friends

carve the letters "RUF" into their flesh
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

the number six is considered unlucky in Sierra Leone

there is no clear winner in a vote

they have six people to feed constantly
18 Which of the boys is recognized by a traveller through an abandoned village?
Junior

Gibrilla

Talloi

Khalilou
19 What do the villagers of Kamator first ask the boys to do in exchange for food and shelter?
promise to marry their daughters

plant cassava

hunt wild boar

stand guard
20 When the threat of rebel attack seems unlikely, what do the villagers of Kamator put the boys to work doing?
hunting

building

fishing

farming
21 In what village does Beah last see Junior?
Kamator

Mattrru Jong

Mogbwemo

Kabati
22 How many days does Beah walk alone before encountering people?
nine

eight

two

six
23 Why is the family at the river afraid of Beah?
he is the same age as many RUF soldiers

he does not speak the same language

he steals food from them

he has the initials "RUF" carved into his arm
24 What did the village elder add to Beah's father's blessing on their home in Mogbwemo?
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

that the family would stay together in the spirit world
25 What does the medicine Beah's grandfather put under his skin allow Beah to do?
resist disease

swim like a fish

blend in with the forest

control snakes

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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Tone

Ishmael Beah takes a matter-of-fact tone in his memoir. Although he is recounting great horrors experienced by his twelve-year-old self, he does not dwell on lurid details or seem to exaggerate for dramatic effect. He states plainly what he sees...

Asked by Sandy T #1333810

Answered by Aslan on 1/19/2024 3:20 AM

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A Long Way Gone

GradeSaver has a complete study guide for this unit, which includes a short-summary of the novel.

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 10/11/2023 10:47 PM

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