Chapter 16 Questions / Vocab & adobe

1. 1.Having to do what the civilians told him to do made him really mad.
2. They thought it wasn’t necessary and they laughed every time they came in the hall to talk to them.
3. They got into arguments and started to fight with each other.
4. They put pots on top of the cooks head and push them around until they do what the boys want them to do.
5. I have never bullied anyone so I wouldn’t know how it is.
6. They didn’t do anything to him so he just got more furious about it.
7. Well I have craved Pancakes at one time and I told my mom to make some and she did.
8. They fight and argue until they cant anymore from exhaustion.
9. I think the staff members keep coming back because they want what’s good for the boys.
10. Poppy was one of the staff and they wanted dry mattresses so they beat him for them.
11. I don’t think I would even want to walk around without a knife or a gun but I would still work there.
12. He kept getting migraines because he would not want to take the medical help and he kept getting worst.
13. In the classroom they also fought each other and stabbed each other with pencils.
14. They would first burn the supplies they kept getting from the staff but then decided to sell them.
15. After breakfast they went to the city by taking the buss.
16. They were scouting for food supplies and many more things that would be helpful for them.
17. At one village Alhaji decided to play Rambo and succeeded doing so.
18. They kept watching the Rambo movies to inspire them.
19. I think they are all now savages and are druggies with no drugs and I think that is really sad.
20. No they didn’t let anyone live in the villages.
21. Alhaji received the name little Rambo because of his tactics.
22. Ishmael was called little green snake because he was really good at hiding in the bushes without being seen.
23. The city was something like that they had never seen and it amazed them all.
24. The informal school was boring for them so they just attended to receive their fieldtrips.
25. When he tried to go to sleep without medication he would have night mares and would wake up punching.
26. Well between May and October it is known as the rainy season.
27. They got onto the bus and jumped off when they had to get off.
28. At night they would all put their mattresses outside and sit their until morning.
29. They couldn’t sleep because they weren’t used to it and they only slept if they had drugs.
30. I think it’s a little method they used as a psychology situation.

• •Infuriating- causing or tending to cause anger or outrage.
• Civilian- a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.
• Vengeance- infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person.
• Cringed- to shrink, bend, or crouch, esp. in fear or servility.
• Illuminated- to supply or brighten with light.
• Maneuver- a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
• Kiosks- a small structure having one or more sides open, used as a newsstand, refreshment stand, bandstand, etc.
• Apprentice- a person who works for another in order to learn a trade.
• Looted- spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
• Sporadic- appearing in scattered or isolated instances, as a disease.

Chapter 15 Questions / Vocab & adobe

1.1.They have been fighting for over two years and it seemed as if their child hoods passed without them knowing.

2.2.Some men with t-shirts that read unicef.

3.3.He considered the base as his home and the rest of the soldiers his family.

4.4.He had been fighting for about two and was now fifteen years old.

5.5.He wanted to hear Jumah’s stories and no because he was so used to them he actually wanted to hear them again.

6.6.They talked about the old times and how they were before they joined the army.

7.7.They are taking them to a little camp for teenagers who need a fresh start, and I would feel bad and I would choose to stay and help them fight.

8.8.He was really angry and he kept thinking of high jacking the truck and killing all the MP’s.

9.9.They all wanted to fight each other because they were all brain washed to kill.

10.10.The men in the clean clothes were city soldiers and they could tell because of the uniforms they were wearing.

11.11.He pushed him and told him to not touch him or he would kill him.

12.12.Ishmael is probably really confused and he is really mad at the point that his life keeps changing.

13.13.He saw the black tar road and a lot of traffic which he has never seen before.

14.14.They got into an argument and almost all started fighting with each other.

15.15.The boy had an RUF tattoo and they all calmed down and started talking about here they were stationed.

16.16.The thought that they had beaten the rebels up made them really jolly.

17.17.They transported them to another little camp site which used to be a juvenile facility.

18.18.He felt the same as the one before as if he were taken from his home.

19.19.He grabbed the grenade out of his pocket and put his finger on the little trigger thing.

20.20.Because they had killed his family and burned up his village.

21.21.The refugee camp was not helping the boys out that much because they still hated the rebels but it was not going to help them out that fast.

22.22.They were beat up and jacked for their guns.

23.23.Two were killed from the armies side and four from the rebels side.

• Captured- take prisoner.
• Outskirts- the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like.
• Commander- a person who commands.
• Mingle- to become mixed, blended, or united.
• Jovial- endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship.
• Accustomed- customary.
• Snatch- to seize by a sudden or hasty grasp.
• Gathered- to bring together into one group, collection, or place.
• Impatiently- not patient.

Chapter 14 Questions / Vocab & adobe

1. Well Ishmael changed by using drugs he became what he detested in the past.
2. He became addicted to cocaine, brown brown, marijuana, and the white capsules because that’s what helped him forget about everything and made him feel good.
3. He got really shaky and took off all his clothes and was just really numb.
4. The only difference between Ishmael and the rebels is that the rebels are the bad guys.
5. They watch war movies and use the drugs.
6. Killing really doesn't matter anymore it is natural to him now.
7. They would watch movies by using a generator or sometimes a car battery.
8. He was similar to Rambo because they were both in war.
9. They changed because of all the killing and drugs they had done because now all they wanted was to be the best killer.
10. Well one time when I was completely changed to a different person was when I was kicked out of my house and had to survive on my own all I had to care for was just me and it was hard.
11. When they raided other villages they would get food, ammunition, civilians, gasoline, and sometimes rebels.
12. To capture rebels they would have gunfights against them until they were able to be captured.
13. When they got civilians they would take them to their village and make them all they confiscated from the rebels
14. Ishmael was feeling special when he was assigned as jr. lieutenant.
15. Well, I do think he is a little brain washed but the drugs are what keeps him the way he is that is why the lieutenant gives them drugs all the time.
16. They practice killing prisoners by lining them up and slicing their throats with a big knife and see who kills their slave first.
17. Each night they celebrated by using drugs and watching Rambo movies.
18. The contest was won by Ishmael and he won by being assigned to Jr. Lieutenant.
19. Ishmael does not sleep anymore because of the drugs he uses.
20. I think Ishmael is now exactly like he never waned to be.
    

• Simultaneously- existing, occurring, or operating at the same time.

• Tremendous- extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity.

• Addicted- devoted or given up to a practice or habit or to something psychologically or physically habit-forming.

• Dread locked- A natural hairstyle in which the hair is twisted into long matted or ropelike locks.

• Admiration- a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.

• Betterment- the act or process of bettering; improvement.

• Instilling- to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings.

• Prompted- ready in action.

• Eager- keen or ardent in desire or feeling.

• Fulfilled- to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.