Summary of the setting
The story “A long way gone” by Ishmael Beah takes place in 1993 Sierra Leone. A civil war has broken out across the country. The once peaceful scenic land has melted into a rebel infested battle ground. Corps', blood and filth cover the streets. With the absence its of people in the streets of towns, life seems to to have turned on itself; night become darker, the world becomes scary and the silence is agitating.
Questions related to the setting
1)Name at least two neighboring towns to Ishmael's town?
2)What's the name of of Isameal's grand mother's village?
3)What's located on the east side of Isameals grand mothers village? The west?
4)Briefly describe what Ishmael sees when he's carrying a dead corps to the cemetery?
5)How does the absence of people and the threat of attach effect the tone of life in Mattru Jong?
6)How does the tone change after ten days in Mattru Jong with no attach?
7)What's the only escape route from the town of Mattru Jong?
8)when the six boys return to Mattru Jong after the first attach to get money, why does Ishmael describe it as unfamiliar?
2) Ishmael's grandmother, known as Mamie Kpana, lived in Kabati, a village to the South-East of Mogbwemo, Ishmael's town. Kabati is approximately halfway between Mogbwemo and Mattru Jong, the boys' destination.
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6) After 10 days with no attack by the rebels, Mattru Jong came back to life. People came out of hiding, schools reopened, and people returned to their normal routines.
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7) The only escape route from Mattru Jong was a path in the forest across a clearing, after a wet and muddy swamp near a tiny hill. Crossing the clearing was risky because the rebels, realizing that civilians were trying to escape, had started shooting at people using all the weapons they had.
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