ch. 5 ques.

1. What was happening to his body?

His body was just shutting down. He was so hungry and probably dehydrated.

2. Why were they getting irritable? Can you relate?

They were getting so irritable because they were so hungry. I only feel like that in the morning when i forget to eat breakfast.

3. How many of them are there running away?

4. What happened to the little boy eating corn?

The boy got his corn jacked by Ishmael and his friends.

5. How did his mom react? Would you do the same?

The boy's mom gives them each an ear of corn. I think i would have done the same, but only if the situation was exactly the same.

6. Explain the incident with the Rebels? What would you have done?

the rebels captured them while they were crossing a grassland. I probably would have been so scared that I would have passed out or something.

7. Describe Rebels, what look like, their age, and attitude.

The rebels are all heartless and they have no emotion. they are all younger that twenty-one and they are wearing cloths, shoes and jewelery looted from villages.

8. What happened to the old man trying to escape?

The rebels captured him too. They were acting like they were going to kill him to watch his reaction for amusement.

9. What was their culture like? What are your expectations from your culture to – elders?
they were taught to respect their elders before the war. was In my culture everyone is expected to respect their elders.

10. How do the rebels do recruitment?

They rebels make selections like the Nazi's did to the Jews.

11. What did the new recruits have to do after they were chosen? Is there a time in your life that you were pressured to do something or be part of a group, family?

After the recruits are chosen they have to kill someone. I haven't been pressured into doing anything for anyone, if I'm going to do anything for anyone it would be for myself.

12. How does he escape death again?

Ishmael escaped death again by running and hiding in the bush.

13. Why do you think no one talked until dawn?

I think they were all nervous and scared and probably very tired.

14. How did the Rebel incident affect the boys?

They didn't know what to do, they were very scared now.