Long Way Gone:
25 Things to know…1-7
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Why is the preface set in New York City?
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He is attending high school in New York City.
On Ishmeal Beah’s journey in Sierra Leone, where does he end up?
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Guinea
Why would Beah and his family refuse to accept the stories of the refugees if they told them all of it?
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The atrocities were too horrible to understand.
In 1993, why do Ishmael, his brother Junior, and his friend Talloi go to Mattru Jong?
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to participate in a talent show
Why do they dress in layers for their journey to Mattru Jong?
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so they could wear clothes for dancing underneath regular clothes
What type of music do the boys like?
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Hip Hop
How do the boys find out that war had reached their town?
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They were joined by friends whose teachers had told them that rebels attacked the mining areas.
When the boys are back at the Grandma’s house, they witness a horrific scene—of a family in a Volkswagon that had been attacked. Why had that family
been attacked?
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They tried to escape from the rebels.
What country gained control of Sierra Leone in 1808?
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Britain
What does “We must strive to be like the moon” mean?
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They should be on their best behavior and be good to others.
In Chapter 2, why Ishmael in a wheelbarrow?
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He is having a nightmare and unwraps his own body which is lying in the wheelbarrow.
Why do the boys that Ishmael is with plan to attack a small town/ village?
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for food and ammunition
What 3 worlds does Ishmael live in after the war?
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his dreams, experiences from his new life, and his memories of the past
In Ishmael’s world, what does the acronym RUF stand for?
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Revolutionary United Front
What does RPG stand for?
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Rocket Propelled Grenade
How many boys are in Ishmael’s group when the soldiers and rebels attacked?
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6
How old was Ishmael when war interrupted his life?
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12
What initials to the rebels carve into select prisoners' bodies?
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RUF
What sight convinces Beah that there is no returning home?
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the mother with her dead baby
What advice does the old man in Kabati offer to Beah?
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to be like the moon and not complain
What do the rebels call their practice of cutting off prisoner's fingers but leaving the thumbs intact?
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"one love"
After Beah and his friends attack the boy for two ears of corn, what do the boy's parents do?
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give each of the boys and ear of corn
Why do the rebels patrol the forest around their captured village?
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to find young men to recruit into the RUF
What problem do Beah and his friends have with traveling in a group of six?
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he villagers are scared of large numbers of boys
Why is the family at the river afraid of Beah?
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he might be one of the rebels