A Long Way Gone Ch. 7 Questions

Chapter 7 Questions

1. Describe the attack of Kamator? The attack at Kamator happened out of nowhere. There was no signs or rumors that the rebels were close or nearby. Everyone quickly and silently left the mosque when they heard that the rebels were coming. The imam ignored it and continued on praying. He then got caught by the rebels.
2.Who is Mam? What did the rebels do to him? What did the Rebels do to him? Imam was the person who was reciting a a long sutra and the mosque. The rebels demanded him to know what parts of the forest were people hiding in. Imam hesitated to tell the rebels the hideouts that he ended up getting tied up, andd set his body to flames.
3. How did he and his brother get separated? Ishmael had to run to the bush and had to time to go back inside and get his brother.
4. Can you relate? Tell me when you were seperated from your family or someone you care for? I can somewhat relate to Ishmael and Junior when I got separated from my dad. We separated from him, because we had to come to the United States.
5. What was his main source of diet? Ishmael's main source of diet was oranges since that was really all he could carry.
6. Where is he trying to get to? Why? Ishmael was trying to get to a place where peace existed, because he feared of death
7. How did the man and his family treat him in the river? Why? The man and his family that was in the river ignored him at first, because they feared him since he was a stranger to them. The man then talked to him asking him where he was from and who was he. He gave some information when Ishmael asked here Bonthe was. He could feel that the man didnt want him there, since he was just a stranger to them.
7. Why was the attack so unexpected? The attack was so unexpected, because the people never heard of any rumor that the rebels were getting closer to their village.
8. Describe what happened to the imam? Imam ignored the fact that the rebels were already at their village, and he got captured. He didnt want to tell the rebels where people were hiding at that he ended up getting tied up and burnt.
9. Did all of the boys stay together? Explain. The boys ended up getting seperated when the attack at Kamator happened.
10. Why is the memory of moving to Mogbwemo so important right now? The memory of moving to Mogbwemo was important at the moment, because dhe missed the goodtimes he had with his family, especially when his family was going away due to the war.
11. Describe the scene of the village Kamator when Ishmael and Kalo oko returned? The village had no living thing in sight. The silence in the village was scary. There were no footprints in sight. Not even a lizard or any sort of any animal in sight.
12. Describe how Ishmael is feeling now that he is alone in the forest? Ishmael felt frustrated living in fear it was as if he was waiting on death to come to him.
13. Have you ever done something that you thought you couldn’t do? Yes, Ive done many things that I thought I would never do before, like that one time when I thought I was going to fail that one test, but I actually passed it.
14. Why is the family that he meets so skeptical of him? The family he meets was so skeptical, because the family didnt know Ishmael. He was a stranger to him.
15. How do you think he feels not being trusted? Especially when he hasn’t done anything wrong? I think Ishmael felt bummed out about not being trusted especially when he hasnt done anything wrong. It was really hard to trust people that time.