Vocabulary
A person who is forced to leave their country due to war or persecution
What is a refugee?
In the beginning of the memoir, Ishmael and his friends enjoy this activity
What is performing rap music in talent shows?
Name two themes that we have discussed
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Sentence that give the main idea and key details
What is the topic sentence?
In a state of complete confusion or disorder
What is chaotic?
The RUF soldiers are doing this when Ishmael first encounters them
What is looking for recruits?
Type of irony when the opposite of what you expect to happen is what happens
What is situational irony?
What you think about the details
What is commentary?
Coming after something in time, following
What is subsequent?
The cassette tapes save the boys many times because of this
What is they are a reminder that the boys are just children?
When the author tells the reader directly what a character is like
What is direct characterization?
facts, details, evidence
What are concrete details?
To begin or start
What is commenced?
Reason the boys wreak havoc at the rehabilitation center in Kissy Town
What is suffering from trauma?
The rap cassettes are an example of this literary term
What is a symbol?
to set someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression
What is repatriated?
Reason Ishmael is slow to be rehabilitated
What is he is afraid to feel hope and happiness?
The part of the story when Ishmael becomes a soldier and fights his first battle
What is the climax?