People
Symbols
Instances
Objects
100

What is the name of Ishmael's brother?

Junior

100

what connects ishmael to his childhood, friends and community during rehabilitation

music

100

How did Ishmael and his friends get to Mattru Jong?

They walked

100

What kind of shoes do Ishmael and his friends wear?

crapes

200

Who was the friendly nurse that Ishmael meets in Benin Home?

Esther

200

What important symbol does an old man in Kabati tell Ishmael everyone should aspire to be like?

the moon

200

What was the lieutenant reading when Ishmael first talked to him

Julius Caesar

200

What does Esther gift Ishmael during one of his nurse's visits?

Walkman and Casette 

300

What family member takes Ishmael in after he is released from the rehabilitation home?

Uncle

300

What did the boys at the rehabilitation centre burn, representing loss of innocence?

School supplies
300

What does the Lieutenant repeatedly use to influence and motivate the boys before battle?

War movies and/or various drugs

300

What do the boys at the rehabilitation centre buy with the money they got from selling school supplies?

Coca Cola

400

Who was the new friend, also a former child soldier, that Ishmael made in the rehabilitation home?

Mambu

400

What animals were crying the night that Saidu died, representing the fear of the future?

Dogs

400

What was the profession of the woman Ishmael met in New York, who would later become his host when he travelled back?

Storyteller

400

What did Ishmael's cousin Allie give him for their night out at the pub?

Dress shoes, belt, and a dress shirt

500

Who did Ishmael hide with in the swamp for a few days after the attack on Kamator?

Kaloko

500

At the end of the memoir, what animals from the story Ishmael recalls serves as a symbol?

Monkey

500

What did Ishmael say Gasemu's title would be when addressing him?

Ngor

500

What did Ishmael not know how to use in the UN building in Freetown?

Elevator
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