CH 17 A Long Way Gone Questions

1. I think the nurse is a nice and kind person who cares about the children who were involved with war.
2. Alhaji was teasing Ishmael about the nurse and thought he liked her.
3. The nurse asked Ishmael if they wanted to be friends.
4. I think Ishmael didn’t trust anyone because he lost his family, his friends, and didn’t want to quit the army.
5. I don’t remember being in a similar situation like Ishmael.
6. The nurse gave Ishmael a rap CD.
7. Ishmael gave the nurse a hug after he unwrapped his present.
8. He saw the men sad that they were going to die and saw somber in there eyes.
9. Esther started to cry after she heard his story and told him it wasn’t his fault.
10. Esther took the walkman because she didn’t want the other kids to envy him and steal it.
12. I thought the Lieutenants were using a different approach and tactics to win the war, but there doing the same thing.
13. Ishmael had a bullet scar in the foot and was almost dead.
14. Ishmael saw himself killing someone when he tried to remember his childhood.
15. Ishmael was in pain when the surgeons were using sharp tools to try to remove the bullet from his foot.
17. Ishmael started to shot with his gun when he regained consciousness.
18. Ishmael shot the rebels responsible for his wounds, and then shot them in the head.
19. He heard a sharp cry every time he had a flashback.
20. Esther came on her day off for Ishmael’s examination.
21. Leslie bought Ishmael the Exodus album.
22. Ishmael enjoyed song writing because it made him forget about the war.
24. He liked the story about Rastafarianism because he compared his journey from Mattru jong the same way.