ch 12 questions

1. Describe the men they encountered as they walked.
The men's faces were very dark and their eyes were extremely red.

2. What is the setting like in the beginning of the chapter, and where are they?
They are walking through the forest in the beginning of this chapter.

3. Describe what life was like in the village Yele, what did they do?

The village of Yele was happy and positive. People were living almost normally.

4. Why did Ishmael distance himself from the games? What was going on with him?
Ishmael distances himself from the games because he has really bad migraines.

5. What did he dream? Tell me a dream you had that kept you from sleeping/
He had a dream that he was shot in the head. I don't really have any scary dreams and if i ever do, i just go back to sleep.

6. Describe Lieutenant Jabati.

The Lieutenant was a tall man with little hair. He was quiet, with big eyes, full cheekbones, and dark skin.

7. Does Ishmael join the fight against the rebels? Would you?
Ishmael does join the fight against the rebels. I probably would have, its either join them an maybe die or don't and for sure die.

8. What does lieutenant tell the boys, to get them to see what the rebels have done?

The lieutenant described how rebels had cut off the heads of some people’s families and made them watch, burned entire villages along with their inhabitants, forced sons to have intercourse with their mothers, hacked newly born babies n half because they cried too much, cut open pregnant women’s stomachs, took babies out, and killed them.

9. Do you think Lieutenant Speech was inspiring why?
if i was separated from my family, i think that his speech would've inspired me.

10. What was the training regime like?
The training for them was difficult, especially sine the guns were too heavy for them.


11. What did they use the banana tree for?
They used the banana tree to stab, pretending it was a rebel.