Measure general reading comprehension with this multiple choice quiz on chapters one through nine of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah. A firsthand account of the author's experiences as a child soldier during the Sierra Leone Civil War, this book is an excellent choice for teachers who want to incorporate more autobiographical nonfiction into their English and/or history classes. In addition to an answer key, an short answer quiz option is provided for re-assessment purposes. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)
By taking this assessment, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
- Recent political changes in Sierra Leone 
- Background details concerning key figures in the text 
- Shared experiences among key figures in the text 
- Major entities associated with conflict, such as the Revolutionary United Front 
- Consequences of war 
- And more 
Materials are available for teaching a variety of nonfiction texts:
   
    
    
    
    
    
  
  
    Measure general reading comprehension with this multiple choice quiz on chapters one through nine of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah. A firsthand account of the author's experiences as a child soldier during the Sierra Leone Civil War, this book is an excellent choice for teachers who want to incorporate more autobiographical nonfiction into their English and/or history classes. In addition to an answer key, an short answer quiz option is provided for re-assessment purposes. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive option is available.)
By taking this assessment, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
- Recent political changes in Sierra Leone 
- Background details concerning key figures in the text 
- Shared experiences among key figures in the text 
- Major entities associated with conflict, such as the Revolutionary United Front 
- Consequences of war 
- And more 
Materials are available for teaching a variety of nonfiction texts: