Ch.17&adobe

1.Describe the nurse in your own words.
She was beautiful, and had really white teeth that looked nice with her dark skin.

2.Why were Ishmaels friends teasing him about? Have you ever been in that situation.
His friends were teasing him about liking the nurse. I have not been in that situation.

3.What did your friends tease you about?
My friends tease me about being weird.

4.What did the nurse tell Ishmael about them being friends?
She told him that if he wants to be his friend he has to ask her and earn her trust.

5.When he was talking to the nurse he was quiet in the beginning, and he stated he didn’t trust anyone in his life. Why does he feel this way? Give me examples.
He feels like this because he feels people befriend others to exploit them. The lieutenant, made him question adults trust especially.

6.Have you ever been in a situation where you feel the same as Ishmael?
Yes i have felt like i can not trust a lot of people. But now i do not care. I have nothing to hide.

7.What did the nurse give Ishmael?
The nurse gave him a Walkman, and a Run DMC cassette.

8.How does Ishmael respond when he unwraps the gift? Why??
He was very happy, but realized how he was acting so he stopped.

9.Describe when Ishmael shot the prisoners that had allegedly shot him.

10.What was Esther’s response to Ishmael’s story?
She felt really bad for him, but didn't know whether to hug him or rub his head.

11.Why didn’t Esther want Ishmael taking the walkman with him?
She didn't want him to take it because then other boys would want to steal it.

12.What stood out to you the most about his story of his past ? why/?
The thing that stood out most about is that he really didnt notice or seemed to care about being shot.

13. What do you think about his lieutenant?

I think his lieutenant is cruel, for brain washing little boys and making them fight.

14.Has he ever been injured? Tell me what happened.
Ishmael was shot during a fight with the rebels. He was going unconscious and had to be taken care of or else he could of died.

15.What did Ishmael see when he tried to remember his child hood?
Ishmael would remember himself slicing another mans throat.

16.Explain his surgery, how did the doctors fix him up. Detail
The doctor started working before the drugs kicked in. The doctor stuck a crooked looking scissors inside the wound and fished for the bullet.

17.What is the worst thing you have ever endured?explain.
The worst think I have ever endured was having my ankle caught in a bicycle wheel.

18.What did he do right after he gained consciousness?
When Ishmael gained consciousness he started cleaning his weapon.

19.What did he do to the “people responsible for his foot”
To make the prisoners suffer, Ishmael shot them in the feet and then waited a day to kill them. He was irritated by the look in their eyes.

20.When he gets flashbacks, how does he feel? Have you ever received flashbacks, what are they of?
Ishmael feels overwhelmed with his flashbacks. I have flashbacks of mean things i have said to a certain someone.

21.Why did Esther come on her Day off?
Esther came to take Ishmael to the doctor and to give him a tour of the city.

22.What cassette did the field worker buy him at the market?
The field worker bought Ishmael the Bob Marley cassette.

23.Why do you think song writing is a passion for Ishmael?
I think he like it because it relaxes him and he loves music, and everything that has to do with music.

24.Have you ever written a song? Why?
No i have never.

25.Why did Ishmael like the story of Rastafarianism and King Solomon and the queen of Sheba?
He liked it because he related to it. He to traveled the long distance and was driven to achieve his goal.

26.He listens to Bob Marley to avoid nightmares, what is your favorite song from marley? Why?
What phrase did Ishmael start to believe?
My favorite song is three little birds. I like it because it is a happy song.
He started to believe that everything that happened was not his fault.

Esther is like a savior for him, who is your person that has helped you out of your rut?
Yes, my family has helped me out many times.

Why did Ishmael like talking to Esther?
Ishmael liked talking to Esther because she would listen.




Delved :to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate

Many people delve when they have to do an essay.





conversation:informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by spoken words; oral communication between persons; talk; colloquy.

The two teenagers had a long conversation and got to know one another.




Burdensome:distressing; troublesome.

Doing taxes is sometimes can be burdensome.





wharf:a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest; quay; pier.

In Seaport village they have wharfs. Some are very beautiful.





cringe:to shrink, bend, or crouch, esp. in fear or servility; cower.

I cringe at the thoughts of rats.





genuine:possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real

The couple was genuinely happy when they committed to each other in their wedding.




anguish:excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain

The football player were filled with anguish after loosing the game.





rastafarianism:a religious cult, originally of Jamaica, that regards Africa as the Promised Land, to which all true believers will someday return, and the late Haile Selassie I, former emperor of Ethiopia, as the messiah.

I think that rastafarianism is interesting.





destination:the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent

Every Morning i wake up at 6:40 to prepare for destination, school.





Somber:gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted

Simon was somber after hearing all the horrible singers.

Ch.16 &adobe

1. What made him infuriated ?

Civilians. because it infuriated him when they would tell him what to do.

2.How did they feel about attending scheduled medication checkups?

They hated it.

3.What was the result of them not having drugs?

withdrawals.

4.What do they do to the cooks? why?

They placed a bucket over the cook's head and pushed him around the kitchen until he burned his hand.

5.Have you ever bullied anyone, what did you do?

No i never bullied someone.

6.What was happening to the drugs in his system? What did he do because of it?

He craved cocaine and marijuana, so he stole all these different types of pills from the nurse and powdered all them together and took them.

7.Can you relate to his cravings? what have you craved so badly that made you do something crazy?

No i can not relate to his cravings.

8.what do they do in between meals? give me examples from chapter of what they would do.

They would fight for hours, they would destroy most of their furniture and throw their mattresses out in the yard.

9.Why do you think the staff members would come back after getting beaten up?

I think they would come back because it was not their fault why they were like that.

10.who is Poppay? and what did they want from him? why?

He was the man in charge of storage. They wanted dry mattresses from him because they had thrown their own mattresses outside.

11.How would you feel if you were a staff member and had to go through this every day?

I would quit.

12.Why was he getting so many migraines?

He was getting migraines because of his withdrawals.

13.what did they do to the classroom? what happened to him because of it?

He decided to punch glass windows and his hand got stuck in the glass. He had to go the hospital.

14.What did they do with the school supplies? How did they get them?

They would burn their school supplies, then they sold them to a vendor. They would get them from the people

from where they were going to school at.

15.Where did they go after breakfast?

To Free Town.

16.When they went to villages what are they scouting for?

drugs, food and other things they could find.

17.tell one incident that happened at a village.

A few of the soldiers went to find a village, it was supposed to take a few days but it took a shorter amount of days. They attacked the village alone.

18.What famous movie do they refer all their war moves from?

Rambo.

19.What do you think of them now? what disguises you about what they are doing?

I think these boys are annoying. I would be so mad if they were acting like immature kids when people are trying to help them.

20.Did they let anyone live in the village?

21.who got the name little rambo?

Alhaji

22.What was the nickname Ismael got? why?

Green Snake, because he would be sneaky, and he blends in nature like a green snake.

23.describe the city.

There was big shops on both sides of the street, and venders crowded the tiny sidewalks.

24.Describe what the informal school was like?

They would learn math, English, they would also play sports, get fed. It was just like any other school, except they lived there.

25.He tried to sleep without medicine, what would happen to him? what were some things that kept him up or wake him up?

He would think about the war and all the bad memories that cam along with the war.

26.Tell the seasons for Sierra Leone.

The rainy season were between May and October, with the heaviest rainfalls in July, August, and September.

27.What did they do when they didn’t have enough money to get home?

They got on the bus anyways, and pushed the bus driver and ran off the bus.

28.What were some of the things they did at night?

They would fight, and also sit outside on their mattresses that they pulled outside.

29.Why do you think they couldn’t sleep?

They were going through withdrawals, and they had bad dreams about the war.

30.Why do you think the staff member would always say “This isn’t your fault”?

They didn't want to give up on them, and wanted to let them know that.

Infuriating: causing or tending to cause anger or outrage; maddening

When people to not listen to instructions the karate teacher becomes infuriated.

Civilian: a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization

I am a civilian, and so is everyone else walking the streets of China.

Vengeance: infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge

Cheating on your partner is a very good way for vengeance.

Cringed: to shrink, bend, or crouch, esp. in fear or servility; cower

He cringed at the sight of seeing his wife cheating on him.

Illuminated: to supply or brighten with light; light up

Bare Minerals makeup illuminates peoples faces. It makes peoples skin look b-e-a utiful.

Maneuver: a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships

The Heimlich maneuver helps people who are choking.

Kiosks: a small structure having one or more sides open, used as a newsstand, refreshment stand, bandstand

Kiosk at the mall usually have a list of stores who are hiring.

Apprentice: a person who works for another in order to learn a trade

In the show the apprentice, several people tried out to be an apprentice.

Looted: spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war

The house was looted after the bombing because of the war.

Sporadic: appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional

Ch.15&adobe

1.How long have they been fighting for? How do they feel.

They have been fighting for five year. They feel normal , they have all gotten used to their life how it is.

2.Who arrived at the village? Describe.

The UNICEF had arrived at their village. The lieutenant chose some people and sent them with the UNICEF to start school and begin another life.

3.What did he considered his home and his family?

He considered the villages that they had captured and turn into their base as his home, and his family was the squad he fought with.

4.How long had he been fighting for? How old was he now?

He had been fighting for five years, He started fighting at the age of ten, but he was already 15.

5.What did he want to hear from Jumah ? Does that surprise you?

He wanted to hear war stories and how many people he had killed during the war. I t does not surprise me, his situation had made him like that.

6.What did the boys chat about all night?

They were talking about who they killed during the war, and other war stories.

7.Where are these men taking the 15 soldiers? Who would you feel if you had to leave your friends at war?

The men are taking the soldiers to some sort of rehabilitation center.

8.How did ishmael feel when he was in the truck? What was thinking of doing?

He was angry, he was thinking of taking their guns and pushing them off the truck and going back with the rest of his squad.

9.If they are all around the same age why would they want to fight each other?

They want to fight each other because that is what they are used to, and because they think they are rebels.

10.Who were the men in the clean clothes? how can they tell? examples from chapter

11.What did Ismael do to the man that tried to search him?

He pushed im and told him if he touched him he would kill him.

12.How do you think Ishmael is feeling?

I think he is confused, he got so used to fighting and killing that that is all he is used to now.

13.What did Ishmael see after passing the last checkpoint?

He saw manned soldiers all dressed in complete army pictures.

14.What happened after the new arrivals came in to the kitchen?

They started argueing with each other.

15.What did the boy have a tattoo of? What happened after?

He had a tattoo of RUF, the rebels ended up fighting against the army.

16.What cheered the boys up after the fight? Why.

How they dealt with the rebels.

17.Where did the military vehicles transport them to?

They took them to another rehabilitation center in Kissy Town at the outskirts of Freetown.

18.How did Ishmael feel in his new rehabilitation center?

He was jut curious about why he was there.

19.What did Ishmael do that scared the other boys that were trying to get crazy with Ishmaels' friends?

He took out his grenade.

20.What did the little rebel boy say was the reason he was fighting with RUF?

He said the army was the enemy, and that hey fought for freedom, and that the army killed and destroyed his village.

21.Was the refugee camp helping the boys ‘rehabilitate’?

No, they have a lot of work to do.

22.What happened to people trying to break up the fight?

They got stabbed or had guns pointing at them.

23.How many people were killed during the fight? Which sides were they from?

6 people died. 2 were from the armies side, and four were from the rebels side.

Captured: to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize

In the movie Apocolypto they capture the main characters tribe and use their bodies for sacrifice.

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Outskirts: The part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town

The outskirts of San Diego are National City ,Chula Vista, La Mesa and a lot of other cities.

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Commander: a person who commands

Experienced Navy Seals are doing such a good job, that they get moved up to be Commander.

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Mingle: to mix or combine; put together in a mixture; blend

At parties it is good to mingle and meet new people.

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Jovial: endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship

The dog was very jovial towards his owner.

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Accustomed: customary; usual; habitual

Ms. Jade is accustomed to eating healthy foods.

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Snatch: to seize by a sudden or hasty grasp

A person playing basketball is supposed to snatch the ball from a player on the opposing side.

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Gathered: to bring together into one group, collection, or place

My friend has a lemon tree, so she always gathers the lemons and places them in the fridge.

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Impatiently: not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, etc., with calm or patience.

The lady was waiting impatiently to get called into the doctor's office.

ch.14&adobe

1. How has Ishmael changed?
Ishmael was changed because he did not care about killing people and he also did drugs.

2. What has he become addicted too? Why?
He was addicted to cocaine, brown brown, marijuana,and some white tablets that give you a lot of energy.

3. Describe how he felt when he tried all the drugs together?
When Ishmael took all the drugs together he began to perspire , his body shook, his sight also became blurred, and he lost his hearing for several minutes.

4. What is the difference between him and the rebels now? Are there any?
There is no difference between Ishmael and the rebels. They are exactly the same now.

5. Describe the activities they do.
The activities they do are doing drugs, watching movies, and killing people.

6. What does he think about killing now?
He think of it as something easy and a normal thing to do.

7. How were they able to watch movies?
They were able to watch movies by using a generator or sometimes a car battery.

8. How was he similar to Rambo?
They both killed people and used different techniques.

9. How has Alhaji and Ishmael changed?
They thought it was now cool to kill people, and they both did drugs.

10. Tell me a time where you completely changed to a different person, and why it could be good or bad.
I was a completely different person when i moved in with my dad, I became responsible.

11. What were some things they got from the villages they raided?
They got gallons of gasoline, marijuana, cocaine, clothes, shoes, watches, rice, dried fish, salt, gari, and a lot of other things.

12. What do they do to capture rebels?
They capture the rebels by surrounding the village they are staying at, and then then having gun fights.

13. Are they careful with civilians?
They are not careful with civilians, they always have a lot of "civilian casualties"

14. What was making Ishmael feel special?
He slit a mans throat and killed him slowly.

15. Do you think he is brainwashed? How does the lieutenant control them?
I do think he is brainwashed. The lieutenant controls them by brainwashing them and telling them the rebels killed their parents and are horrible people.

16. Describe the way they practice killing prisoners.
They practice killing prisoners by tying them up and slitting their necks or shooting them.

17. How did they celebrate each night?
They celebrated by doing drugs and watching movies.

18. Who won the contest? What was the reward?
Ishmael won the contest, his reward was given the rank of junior lieutenant.

19. Does he sleep anymore?
No he does not sleep anymore. He is to many drugs.

20. What do you think of Ishmael now?
I think he has to do what he has to do. It his not his fault, people brainwashed him.



Simultaneously:Happening, existing, or done at the same time

The killer whales jumped into the pool simultaneously.


Tremendous:extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity

The weird monkey had an tremendously huge nose.

Addicted:a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance

In the book most of the boys in war are addicted to cocaine.


Dreadlocked:

Admiration:a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.

The little girls stood in admiration as her older sister put on her wedding gown.

Betterment:the act or process of bettering; improvement.

Me doing good in school is for the betterment of my future.



Instilling: to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate

The guy spoke on a megaphone to instill the information in everyone's head.


Prompted:done, performed, delivered



Eager:keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing

The dog was extremely eager to eat his good.


Fulfilled:to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise

The couple fulfilled each others every need.

Ch.12&adobe

1. Describe the men they encountered as they walked.
The men were dark as charcoal and had really red eyes.

2. What is the setting like in the beginning of the chapter, and where are they?
They had been walking for about 2 days, he didn't really remember.

3. Describe what life was like in the village Yele, what did they do?
The village was always full of lively chattering and laughter. Soldiers would socialize with civilians. The civilians seemed like they were comfortable and felt safe.

4. Why did Ishmael distance himself from the games? What was going on with him?
He was to distracted with all the thoughts running through is head.

5. What did he dream? Tell me a dream you had that kept you from sleeping
He dreamed he had been shot in the head, as he was lying there a dog started licking his blood getting ready to eat him. I had dreamed about someone breaking into my house trying to kill my family and dog.

6. Describe Lieutenant Jabati.
He was a tall thin man with hardly any hair, his eyes were big, he also had full cheekbones, he was a quiet individual. His quietness had a forceful authority, all the men feared him or respected him.

7. Does Ishmael join the fight against the rebels? Would you?
Yes Ishmael joins to fight the rebels. I would also. There is a the same chance of dying whether or not he fights the rebels or not.

8. What does lieutenant tell the boys, to get them to see what the rebels have done?
He shows them two dead people who tried leaving the village and got killed by the rebels.

9. Do you think Lieutenant Speech was inspiring why?
Yes i do, it makes all the civilians feel as if they can stop the war, or try.

10. What was the training regime like?
They practiced stabbing bananas with bayonets. They also practices shooting. They also only had 60 seconds to eat.

11. What did they use the banana tree for?
It was used to help them practice stabbing with a bayonet.

1. Do you think Ishmael is safe with the soldiers?
I think he is safer than he was. He at least has a gun now.

2. What was the mood like in this village?
Everybody was happy, cheerful, they felt safe.

3. What “darkened the mood of the village”?
The soldiers preparing to fight.

4. What did the soldier do in the evenings?
They would clean their guns,smoked cigarettes and marijuana, some sat alone, while others gambled and joked with each other.

5. Why did Ishmael like busying himself with work all day?
To keep himself distracted

6. How did the memory of the soccer league matches make him feel?
He felt so happy that he felt every nerve in his body had awoken.

7. What did he do while the others played games in the village?
He would stare into space.

8. Why was he getting the migraines?
From stressing out, and everything he has went through.

9. Describe Lieutenant Jabati.
He was young, bald, and his countenance made him look much older. He had an intense face that look, even smiling, as if her were chewing something sour.

10. Why did Ishmael like reading Shakespeare?
It made him feel as if he was really good at speaking english.

11. What did it mean that only few of the soldiers returned to the village?
It meant that all the rest of the soldiers were killed.

12. What did the soldiers do with the prisoners
They shot them in the head.

13. What had happened to the body that was shown to the crowd?
The rebels killed them as they were trying to escape the village.

14. What are some actions of the rebels described by the lieutenant?
The rebels would force sons to have sex with their own mother, they would rip open pregnant ladies stomachs and kill the baby inside, they would also cut babies in half, and do other terrible things.

15. Where were women and children supposed to go? Men and boys?
Women were supposed to go to the kitchen, and men and boys were supposed to go to the ammunition depot.

16. Who were Ishmael’s tent companions?
Sheku and Josiah were Ishmael's tent companions, they were the youngest boys.

17. What happened to his tapes?
They were burned with all the rest of his belongings, which were just his pants.

18. How do you think the soldiers who were coming back from the front lines felt?

19. What did they tell the boys to brain wash them?
They would tell them to visualize the enemy, the rebels who killed your parents, your family, and those responsible for everything that has happened to you.

20. When he finally could think, what was he thinking about?


Agonizing- to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.

Getting stabbed is an agonizing feeling.















Complemented- having a complement or complements.

The Pretty lady got complemented so many times, she turned stuck up and annoying.











Latrines- A communal toilet of a type often used in a camp or barracks

Ishamael and the other civilians have to use latrines to go to the bathroom.



















Colleagues- A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate

One of Jokers colleagues are Riddler.




















Various- of different kinds, as two or more things; differing one from another

There a various ethnicities throughout San Diego.



















Gruesome- causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly

The lady may have been rich, but she was still gruesome.
























Dilemma- a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives

It was such a dilemma when the married lady could not choose between her fiance or her ex husband.
















Megaphone- a cone-shaped device for magnifying or directing the voice, chiefly used in addressing a large audience out of doors or in calling to someone at a distance

The principle use his megaphone during the fire drill to make sure everyone heard him.


















Tarpaulin- a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax

The tarpaulin was helpful when there was a hole in the roof.























Dilapidated- to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by
misuse or neglect (often used passively)

The dilapidated house was going to be knocked down in a few days, there was no use of it anyways.






















Countenance- appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face

The countenance on the crazy guys face changed every minute.

















Cherishing- to hold or treat as dear; feel love for

The expecting mother cherished her belly, because her baby was in there.