Part 1.
1. Why do you think he was feeling someone is always after him? Can you relate? Ishmael was often paranoid at times. He was afraid the rebels could be right behind him and just attack him there. His shadow would scare at him at times. I can somewhat relate to him. I get paranoid at times because I'm always scared of monster or ghosts.
2. What is always on his mind? Scenes of people getting their heads cut off by machetes, smashed by cement bricks, and rivers filled with blood was always on his mind.
3. Describe his sleeping situation? Ishmael walked for two days straight without sleeping. He only slept when it was safe to do so. he would go to a safe place and sleep.
4. Describe what food kept him alive? The only food that kept Ishmael alive was this fruit that he had never seen. It didn't taste good as it looked, but it surely satisfied his stomach.
5. Describe the medicine grandpa made. What does it do? Grandpa made the medicine by writing a special Arabic prayer on a waleh ( slate) with ink that was made of another medicine. The writing was then washed off the slate, and that water which was called Nessie was put in a bottle.
6. What was the most difficult part being in the forest? The most difficult part of being in the forest was being lonely. When your alone you think too much even when there isnt you could be doing.
7. Tell me a time when you wished you could stop thinking but you couldn’t? That one time when I had bad flashbacks of what happened to me, my cousin, and friends. It was so bad for me, because I somewhat got betrayed. I never knew my cousin would do such a thing.
8. Describe his life in the forest? Apart from eating and drinking water and once every other day taking a bath, Ishmael would spent most of his time fighting himself mentally in order for him to avoid thinking about what he had seen, where his life was going, and where his family and friends were.
9. What drove his spirit alive? Ishmael bummed into six boys, three of them whom attended Cenntenial Secondary School, drove his spirit alive.
10. How do they differentiate from what tribe each person is from? Each person from a different tribe had a unique marks on their cheeks and their features.
11. What does this mean, pg.55 “Our innocence had been replaced by the fear and we had become monsters”? Fear had overcomed them. They no
longer fear, fear. Since they became monster. People fear them.
12. Why were men with machetes after them often? Men with machetes were often after them, because the men probably thought that they were the "seven boys", but instead they were children running away from the war.
Part 2.
1. Explain how the images he is coming across is affecting him. When Ishmael comes across a burnt village or in other words a village that had been attacked, images of people head's getting cut off by machetes, smashed by cement bricks, and a river filled with blood would go through his mind. Every time he closes his eyes, plagues of images would run through his mind.
2.What does he do to keep his mind occupied? In order for Ishmael to keep himself company, he would try to find his way out the jungle.
3.Does Ishmael seem afraid to be lost in the jungle? According to the chapter it didn't seem like Ishmael was afraid that he was lost, he just accepted the fact he was.
4.Do you think it was a risk to eat the strange fruit? Yes, I do think it was a risk that he ate the strange fruit. The fruit could be strange and could even poison and kill him. He had no other choice but to eat it anyways since that was the only edible thing.
5.How do you think the memories of his family make him feel? I think the memories of his family made him feel sad and lonely, especially since hes all by himself. When memories of his family came through his mind, he thought of his grandfather and his medicinal leaves.
6.What crafty resources does he use to clean his body? Ishmael uses this particular kind of grass he learned when he came to visit his grandmother to clean his body.
7.Explain the internal conflict going on between Ishmael and his thoughts? Ishmael couldnt stop thinking no matter what he does. Lonliness was the most difficult part of being in the forest. When you alone by yourself stranded in the jungle, you cant help but think a lot.
8. He is starting to fear the forest and the possibilities, describe some possible dangers that are scaring him. The possible dangers that are scaring him are the big pigs that roam around him and snakes that slithers near him.
9.Ishmael keeps reminiscing about times with his family. What do you think this does for him emotionally? As Ishmael thought of his father he remembered what he told him, which kept him going on his journey. Those words as stated in the book, "If you are alive, there is hope for a better day and something good to happen. If there is nothing good left in the destiny of a person, he or she will die" became the vehicle that drove his spirit forward and made it stay alive.
10.How long does he stay in the forest? Ishmael spent more than a month in the forest.
11.Who did he run into? Ishmael ran into six boys, three of them were Alhaji, Musa, and Saidu whom attended Centennial Secondary with him.
12.What indicated what tribe they were from? The marks on their face and physical features indicted the tribe they were from.
13.How did one of the boys comfort him? One of the boys told Ishmael, " Circumstances will change and things will be fine, just hold on a little more" and he replied back with a smile.
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