ch 11 questions

1. How did the boys grieve Saidu’s death?
All the boys, except Ishmael, sat, cried and comforted each other.

2. Who is Gasemu?
Gasemu was one of the notorious single men in Ishmaels village.

3. What does Gasemu say about his family?
He tells Ishmael that his family has been talking about him and praying for him everyday.

4. How did he feel when he thought of seeing his family again?
Ismael was very excited an happy when he heard his family was safe and that he would be able to see them again.

5. What happened as he was going down the hill?
when they were going going down the hill they heard gunshots, dogs barking, and people screaming and crying.
6. Describe the village after the gunshots?
The village was completely on fire and bullets covered the ground.

7. Why did Gaseu start screaming?
gasemu was screaming because he saw more than twenty people laying face down, dead.

8. What happened to the house Ishmael’s family stayed at?
The house was consumed by fire.

9. Why did he have a guilty feeling?
he felt like if they would have taken a break on the hill, or if they wouldn't have ran into Gasemu, he would have seen his family.

10. Describe the 10 rebels they saw, how were they acting?
They were laughing and giving each other high fives. They had blood on thier clothes and they were smoking marijuana. they were also boasting about how many villages they had burned and destroyed.

11. What were the rebels boasting about?
They were boasting about how many villages they had burned.

12. Could you relate to any of the tragic events in this chapter or do you know some A-holes that are ruthless like the rebels?
I know some gangsters that I grew up with, they are pretty damn ruthless. I know that alot of them have probably shot, stabbed, and probably killed some people.

13. What happened to Gasemu in the end? Where did Gasemu tell the boys to go?
In the end, Gasemu got shot. He told the boys to go to the wahlee.

14. How do you think it made Ishmael feel seeing a familiar face and being recognized?
I think it probably comforted him seeing a familiar face and being recognized.

15. What feeling do you think they were feeling knowing they were close to seeing their families?
I think they probably felt anxious, excited and very happy.


16. Have you ever been so close to getting something you want and have it slip away from you?
Yes there have been some concerts that I wanted to go to but I couldn’t go, but nothing ever this drastic and sad.

17. Do you think any of the boys families made it out of the village?
I think there is a possibility that some families escaped.