a village in the western part of Freetown; where Ishmael's uncle lived
What is New England Ville
100
"I spent the night in the arms of those trees, between earth and sky" (50).
What is personification
100
He gave Ishmael "special medicine to enhance the brain's capacity to absorb and retain knowledge" (51).
Who is Ishmael's grandfather
200
a group of troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it, or the building such troops occupy
What is a garrison
200
Mambu went back to the front lines because
What is because his family would not take him in.
200
Ishmael flashes back to the time when his family moved to this village and his father held a ceremony there to bless their new home.
What is Mogbwemo
200
"The sky looked as if it was filled with smoke, endless gray smoke that made the sun dull" (39).
What is a simile
200
He was 16 when Ishmael ran into him during the war and was one of the boys that went to the Centennial Secondary School.
Who is Kanei
300
a short sword with a slightly curved blade
What is a cutlass
300
the new President of Sierra Leone that won the election under the Peoples Party (SLPP) in March 1996
Who is Tejan Kabbah
300
an island south of Sierra Leone and one of the safest places towards the sea during the 1990s conflict
What is Bonthe
300
"...wrapped in a blanket of sorrow" (46).
What is a metaphor
300
He "had a round face, and he was short and bulky, with tiny round ears that matched his face" (62).
Who is Musa
400
the African word for a big cotton cloth that women wrap around their wasit
What is a lappei
400
The reason why Ishmael felt justified that he should be chosen to represent the situation affecting children in Sierra Leone to the UN
What is since he was apart of the war and knew exactly what it meant to be a child soldier
400
This is a town that is northeast of Mattru Jong.
What is Sumbuya
400
"I arrived at a village where there was nothing to eat except for the coconuts that sloppily hung from the trees, as if teasing me, daring me to pluck them" (47).
What is personification
400
This was Ishmael's 21 year-old cousin that took him to a dance so that he could have an opportunity to enjoy being with people again.
Who is Allie
500
the act or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties
What is vigilance
500
The biggest difference between Ishmael Beah and Lopez Lomong was the fact that unlike Lopez, Ishmael actually became a ____________ ____________ and needed to be rehabilitated after the war.
What is a child soldier
500
Ishmael and the other boys were on the outskirts of this village when the men from UNICEF came to take them to the rehabilitation center.
What is Bauya
500
"I thought about when Junior and I had visited Kabati and would take walks with our grandfather on paths around the coffee farms by the village" (51).
What is a flashback
500
This was the director of Ishmael's former rehabilitation center who recommended Ishmael to go for the interview at the United Nations in New York.