General
In what country did Ishmael Beah live as a child?
Sierra Leone
What was Ishmael Beah’s home village as a child?
Mogbwemo
What do the rebels carve into select prisoners’ bodies?
RUF
What attacks Beah when he is alone in the forest?
Wild pigs
Who is the narrator of the story?
Ishmael Beah
Where did Ishmael’s grandmother live?
Kabati
Whose body does Beah dream he carries in a wheelbarrow?
His own
Why is the family at the river afraid of Beah?
He is the same age as many RUF soldiers
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 of the world
Why do the rebels patrol the forest around their captured village?
To find young men that they could recruit into the RUF
What kind of group do Ishmael and his childhood friends form for the talent show?
A rap group
To where do the rebels drive the inhabitants of Mattru Jong?
The river
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
What do the villages of Kamator first ask the boys to do in exchange for food and shelter?
Be watchmen
When the threat of rebel attack seems unlikely, what did the villages of Kamator put the boys to work doing?
Farming
How old was Beah when he was first touched by war?
12
What do the soldiers in Mattru Jong do when they learn of the rebels’ approach?
Desert their posts
What problem do Beah and his friends have with traveling in a group of six?
The villages are scared of the large number of boys
In what village does Ishmael last see his brother Junior?
Kamator
What does the medicine Beah’s grandfather put under his skin allow Beah to do?
Control snakes
What advice does the old man in Kabati offer Beah?
To be like the moon
What sight convinces Beah that there is no returning home to Mogbwemo?
The mother with her dead baby
What do the rebels call their practice of cutting off prisoners’ fingers and leaving only the thumbs?
"one love"
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
How many days does Beah walk alone before encountering people?
6