Measure general reading comprehension with this multiple choice quiz covering chapters 15 and 16 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:
- The psychological effects of war on Ishmael 
- The names of significant entities mentioned in the text 
- Difficulties in rehabbing figures in the text 
- Specific acts of insubordination and violence 
- Ishmael's medical needs 
- The collective motivation for attending school 
- Ishmael's nickname and its origin 
- And more 
Materials are available for teaching a variety of nonfiction texts:
   
    
    
    
    
    
  
  
    Measure general reading comprehension with this multiple choice quiz covering chapters 15 and 16 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:
- The psychological effects of war on Ishmael 
- The names of significant entities mentioned in the text 
- Difficulties in rehabbing figures in the text 
- Specific acts of insubordination and violence 
- Ishmael's medical needs 
- The collective motivation for attending school 
- Ishmael's nickname and its origin 
- And more 
Materials are available for teaching a variety of nonfiction texts: