Ch 21 qustions

1. What gives him a tingling sensation in his belly?
-when he remembered walking on a moving sidewalk in the Amsterdam airport

2. What has he never seen so many of?

-He never seen so many white people

3. Describe his school back home. How is it different to SBTA

-At there school youu pretty much learn were ever you can. its totally different from sbta.

4. What did the kids help their teacher with? How much do teachers get paid in his country?

-he helped the teacher provide materials and supplies.

5. How come none sat close to him or Mohamed?

-Non sat next to them because they fear they can snap and kill them.

6. Would you be nervous to be friends with them? Why or why not?

-I wouldnt be nervous because they seemed to be changed people.

7. What day was it that the loud sound went off in his city?

-May 25, 1997 a loud sound went off

8. What was the cause of the noise? Why

-The soilders were opening fire in the city.

9. What did the newly freed prisoner do?

-They went to get revenge on who ever locked them up.

10. What do you think about that?

- I think the government was wrong for that, they just handed them guns.

11. How is there prison system different from US?

-The prison systems here are more just and controlled, theres no limit for them.

12. How would you free about living in Freetown when all this is happening?

-i Would have just joined the army and start doing what the solider were doing.

13. How did the city turn in lawlessness?

-The rebels and the army joined

14. Tell me what you think life would be like if we had no laws and people handled their own troubles? Would you want to live there?

-I Think america would be like freetown. People would be killed every two seconds.

15. What did rebels do to the banks?

The rebels robbed the banks

16. What did the secret market do?

-The secret market started to sell unavailable items.

17. What did the rebels order over the megaphones

-The rebels ordered everybody to put down there bags of food, and put there hands on there head.

18. What were happening to the civilians, give me examples.

The civilians were slain, like the sprayed everybody with tear gas, and opened fire on them.

19. What happened to Mohamed?

-Mohamed got tear gased

20. How long did the gun shots last?

-The gun shots lasted all day

21. What were people eating most of the days

-Most of the day people ate raw rice and water. or some gari

22. What happened to his uncle, what was going on with him?

-His uncle died, because he was sick and couldn't get help.

23. What happened to some of his rehabilitated friends?

-some of his friends went back to the war

24. Do you think you would end up joining the rebels again? Why?

-No i would have asked laura can i come to.

25. What was the only way of getting out of Freetown without being killed?

-He had to go at nighttime when guard was sleep and couldn't see him.

26. Where was their final destination?

-there final destination was Conakry

27. Why do you think the soldiers were so strict about searching them.

-The soldier searched them for money and valuables

28. Was there any room on the bus for him?

-no he had to stand up most of the trip

29. Did he make it out of Freetown?

-Yes he made it out of town.

30. There have been many times were he has escaped death , why do you think that is so?

-He escaped death because he use to be a soldiers

31. What can he offer to the other people who have never experienced war?

-He can tell them stuff that will protect them

32. Tell me the story of the talking monkey. What is the significance of the story?

-In the story as a hunter is about to hill a monkey, the monkey tells him if he shoots him his mom will die. If he don't his dad will die.

33. Tell me an important saying or story someone has once told you.
- an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind

Ch 20 vocab

1. Generate - To bring into being
-I think its amazing how cells generate

2. Accumulating - collect or gather
-I keep accumulating money from my clients

3. Radiator - heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam
-Its to hot when i keep the radiator on

4. Baffled -thoroughly confused, puzzled
-When i saw my new phone i was baffled

5. Facilitators - someone who makes progress easier
-Im happy to be friends with my facilitators at school

6. Compelling - requiring urgent attention; forceful
-My new game i got for Christmas was compelling

7. Awe - an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
-she stared over the edge with a feeling of awe

8. Oriented - adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances
-I Had my fingers oriented torward the suspect

9. Overwhelmed - overpowering: so strong as to be irresistible
-My feeling of hate was overwhelming

10. Mesmerized - fascinated: having your attention fixated as though by a spell
-That girl had me mesmerized

11. Aimlessly - without aim; in an aimless manner;
-He wandered around Aimlessly

12. Influential - having or exercising influence or power
-He had Influential help

Ch 20 questions

1. What was his vision of NYC? Where did he get his idea of NY?
-He thought new york would be violent, just like in the rap music.

2. Tell me what you think NYC is like. Why?
-I think NYC is like downtown SD but bigger

3. How come he had no idea what winter was? Where did he learn about winter from?
-In his country there's no winter, he learned about snow in American Christmas movies.

4. Describe how he felt when he first felt NYC weather.
-When the cold wind hit him he tightened up, couldnt feel his face, and his nose ears etc felt like they were gonna fall off

5. Snow and cold, lots of cars were huge culture shocks for Ishmael because he never
experienced it, tell me a tell where you experience culture shock!
-When i go to Mira Mesa or another middle class place, it suprises me because everything is quieter, cleaner, and theres stuff ive never seen before.

6. Where are they staying?
-they are staying at a YMCA hotel

7. What other children are there as well?
-There are children from twenty-three other countries

8. Why was he baffled by the food? Why do you think it was hard for him to adjust.
-He didnt know any of the food there, it was hard for him to adjust because he was use to his native foods

9. What did he learn about some of the other children there?
-He learned that some people there had a difficult childhood as well

10. Who is Laura Simms? Describe her and her job.
-Laura is one of the facilitators but she calls herself a storyteller, she enjoys working with the under privileged kids

11. Why didn’t he accept the winter jacket? Would you?
-He didnt want the winter jacket because it was a girls jacket. but if that was me and i was cold, i would have took it

12. Him and Madoka visit the Times Square, what does he see? Tell me 3 things that
he talks about
-He talks about seeing Lights all over the place, shows playing on big screens, and store windows with merchandise in it.

13. What was the conference about? How did he feel about the conference?
-The conference was about sharing information about there country, and he loved to here different thing these people go through

14. What is Ishmael speech about, what is your favorite sentence from his speech?
-His speech was about his experience and hope that the war would end. my favorite sentence is "i joind the army to avenge the deaths of my family and to survive .."

15. Do you agree with his speech? Why
-Yes because an eye for an eye will make the whole world blind

16. Tell me one experience you have had that has changed your life and you are still working on or dealing with.
-When my dad got locked up for 12

17. How is music, and dancing a huge part of his life?
-It bring out the joy and happy in him

18. When did he leave NY?
-he left Nov 15, 1996

19. Where was he going now?
-He was going home

20. What do think you will happen in the next chapter?
-i think Laura is going to invite him to come live with him

21. How will his life be different now in Sierra Leone?
-He is not in the army no more, he uses his head now

22. Do you think that he will return to the group he was part of?
-No because he said that he wasn't, i take his word

23. Tell me time where you have experience growth from something negative.
-i got mentally stronger when i got expelled