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“A Long Way Gone” Close Reading Quiz: Chapters 6-10

Chapter 6:

  1. What can the reader infer about the relationship between Ishmael and his brother from the following quote?

“As we were walking back home with buckets of water on our heads, I slipped and fell, spilling the water. Junior gave me his bucket, took my empty one, and returned to the river. When he came home, the first thing he did was ask me if I was hurt from falling. I told him I was fine, but he examined my knees and elbows anyway, and when he was done, he tickled me” (Beah 39).

  1. Junior thinks Ishmael is helpless.
  2. They are at odds with one another
  3. Junior looks out for his younger brother.
  4. They like to play jokes on one another.
  1. The quote below is an example of which literary device______.
  1. “I was a troublesome boy as well and always got into fights in school and at the river. Sometimes I stoned kids I couldn’t beat up.” Based on the previous quote, the reader can infer that---

a) Beah is angry at his mother for leaving him.

b) Beah resents that people in town talk about him and his brother.

c) Beah feels the need to prove he is tough.

d) Beah wants to be popular, so he fights.

Chapter 7:

  1. “Once every three days we visited Kamator to see if people had returned, but each visit was

in vain, as there wasn’t a sign of a living thing. The silence in the village was too scary. I

was scared when the wind blew, shaking the thatched roofs, and I felt as if I were out of my

body wandering somewhere. There weren’t footprints of any kind. Not even a lizard dared

to crawl through the village. The birds and crickets didn’t sing. I could hear my footsteps louder than my heartbeat” (Beah 46).

In this description of the setting, Beah uses figurative language most likely to—

  1. Reinforce that Beah lived in constant fear.
  2. Explain that the villagers were lonely during this time.
  3. To create a sense of mystery.
  4. To make the reader understand what the rebels were thinking.

Chapter 8:

  1. In chapter 8, the boys come across an old man in a village. Why was he left behind?
  1. Because he was too old and weak, so the others left him behind.
  2. They wanted him to deliver a message to the boys.
  3. He refused to leave his home.
  4. He needed to stay and protect the village from the rebels.
  1. The following quote is an example of which type of figurative language “Even the air seemed to want to attack me and break my neck” (Beah 49).
  1. Metaphor
  2. Simile
  3. Imagery
  4. Personification

Chapter 9:

  1. What did the villagers take from the boys that turned out to be disastrous for them?
  1. Their food
  2. Their water.
  3. Their crapes
  4. Their weapons
  1. Which of the following quotes best represents the theme emerging in the book?
  1. “Even in the middle of this madness there remained that true and natural beauty, and it took my mind away from my current situation as I marveled at this sight.”
  2. “It was a calm walk along the sand, since we didn’t expect trouble in this part of the country.”
  3. “We were so shocked by the sudden uproar, that none of us was able to run.”
  4. “I knew the word by heart and felt the beat. I didn’t feel it this time.”

Chapter 10:

  1. Which of the following is the major thematic idea in chapter 10?
  1. Power
  2. Loss of Innocence
  3. Custom and tradition
  4. Survival
  1. What major event happens in chapter 10?
  2. Beah is captured by the rebels
  3. Beah finds his family
  4. Saidu dies
  5. Beah finds out his brother is dead