Measure general reading comprehension with this multiple choice quiz on chapters 10 through 14 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 self-grading Google Drive option is available.)
By taking this assessment, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
- Acts of kindness 
- Significant realizations among key figures in the text 
- Coping strategies among key figures in the text 
- Ominous occurrences 
- Medical concerns among key figures in the text 
- Updates on family members 
- General descriptions of setting 
- The collective motivation to join the military 
- Violent events 
- The effects of war on key figures in the text 
- And more 
Materials are available for teaching a variety of nonfiction texts:
   
    
    
    
    
    
  
  
    Measure general reading comprehension with this multiple choice quiz on chapters 10 through 14 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 self-grading Google Drive option is available.)
By taking this assessment, students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
- Acts of kindness 
- Significant realizations among key figures in the text 
- Coping strategies among key figures in the text 
- Ominous occurrences 
- Medical concerns among key figures in the text 
- Updates on family members 
- General descriptions of setting 
- The collective motivation to join the military 
- Violent events 
- The effects of war on key figures in the text 
- And more 
Materials are available for teaching a variety of nonfiction texts: