A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah Test and Answer Key

This summative test covers A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah and includes an answer key, as well as a standards-based rubric for scoring essays. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. By administering this assessment, teachers will evaluate students’ abilities to do the following:

• Demonstrate knowledge significant figures in a nonfiction text
• Demonstrate knowledge of significant events throughout the memoir
• Respond to an essay prompt requiring students to explore the concept of perseverance in the context of the memoir
• Support claims made in an academic essay with sound reasoning and relevant textual evidence