ch. 10 questions

1. What is the unsettling thing about Ishmael journey?
One of the unsettling things about his journey was that he wasnt sure when and where it was going to end.

2. Why are they boys always on the move?
the boys are always on the move because they have to survive.

3. Describe Ishmael’s mood in the beginning of the chapter.
In the beginning of this chapter Ishmael seems very fed up, and it seems like hes just waiting for something to happened.

4. What does he compare his journey with?
Ishmael compares his journey with the moon, because the clouds were trying to cover the moon.

5. What does Saidu mean by this “I feel like each time I accept death, part of me dies.”pg.70
Saidu means that every time he sees a death, it kills a part of him.

6. What do spiders symbolize in his culture?
In his culture the spider is the animal that always tricks the other characters.

7. Tell me one of your fondest memories with your family?
One of the fondest memories I have of my family is visiting my dad in prison.

8. What happened to their meat?
A dog stole their meat and ate it.

9. What happened to Musa’s family?
Musa's family was separated when the rebels attacked their village.

10. What was Alhaji doing during the attack?
Aljhaji was getting water at the river when the rebels attacked.

11. What is Kanei’s story of attack?
Kanei escaped with his family, but he was separated from his two sisters and three brothers. Him and his parents jumped into a boat to cross the river. When the boat was in the middle of the river, the rebels began shooting at it. As everyone panicked, the boat capsized, and Kanei swam ashore.

12. Tell me Jumah and Moriba’s story?
Rocket propelled grenades destroyed both their houses during the attack. They ran to search for their parents but they couldn't find them.

13. Why was Saidu’s family unable to leave town during the attack?
i don't know why they werent able to leave town, it doesn't say.

14. What happened to Sauidi’s sister?
His sisters were raped over and over again by the rebels.

15. What do you think of the crow falling out of the sky? What does it mean?
I think that the crow falling out of the sky is an omen that something bad is going to happen.

16. Why were the dogs crying?
i think the dogs started crying because the could tell something was going to happen.

17. Which boy in the group died? What did they do for him?
Saidu dies. They give him a proper burial in the village where he passed away.

18. Tell me some customs in your culture when someone dies?
In my culture we have funerals, casket viewings, and rosaries for the dead. We also go the the cemetery on the persons birthday and the day that they died.

19. What do you think was a fore shadow of death?
I think the crow falling out of the sky and the dogs howling foreshadowed Saidu's death.