Ch 6
When suspicious villagers capture Ishmael and his friends with the intention of killing them, the boys are saved by what item found in Ishmael's pocket?
Cassette Tape
At about what time did the rebels' attack on Kamator happen?
8pm
Realizing that he is lost in the forrest, Ishmael finds a comfortable tree to sleep in. What risk does he take out of desperation and hunger?
He eats a fruit he doesn't know--it could be poisonous
Ishmael and his new friends run into an abandoned village. Their guess was that the rebels might have been there. What actually happened?
The villagers had heard a rumor that some young people, believed to be rebels, were heading their way. Upon hearing this, they had armed themselves and hid, waiting to defend their homes and protect their families.
The boys travel to this village because one friend has an aunt there who might help them.
Kamator
Who did not listen to the peoples' warning to leave, and was burned at the stake?
The imam
In a flashback, Ishmael tells us he learned what about nature from his grandfather?
He would point out medicinal leaves and trees whose barks were important medicines
What painful punishment did the villagers give Ishmael and his friends?
Took their shoes so the hot sand would burn the skin off their feet
In Kamator, the boys are allowed to stay because they help the villagers by doing this work.
Guarding/farming
Even though he had never been able to do it before, desperation and hunger allowed Ishmael the super-strength to do what?
Climb to the top of a coconut tree
What does Ishmael say is the most difficult part of being in the forrest?
Loneliness
A kind stranger took the boys in and cared for them for a couple of weeks. What did he tell the boys do in order to heal their feet?
“You boys must come here every night to put your feet in the ocean. This way you will be healed in less than a week,” he said.
After months of working toward the harvest, it was all for nothing. Why?
Rebel Attack made everyone flee town and abandon it.
What sad truth did Ishmael understand from meeting the people at the river?
All trust was broken...even a 12-year-old couldn't be trusted anymore, as they could be rebels too.
What animal does Ishmael have to run and escape from?
Wild hogs/pigs
Who warned the boys that the villagers were after them?
The host's mother
What tragic loss does Ishmael experience here?
Last time seeing brother, Junior
What island in South of Sierra Leonne was known as the safest place to go?
Bonthe
Ishmael runs into some other boys around his age: How did he know them, and why were they headed to Bonthe?
He knew them from school; they had heard was safe because it was occupied by the Sierra Leone Armed Forces.
How did the boys escape the angry villagers ready to kill them?
When they undressed Ishmael, they found the cassette tapes, and made him dance to prove he was just a kid.