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Mariatu Kamara

The Bite of the Mango

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Middle Grade | Published in 2008

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1. Mariatu says she may not have hands, but she has a voice. How does she intend to use her voice?

A) She intends to help prosecute the soldiers who hurt her.

B) She will become a college professor.

C) She will speak out for the people of Sierra Leone.

D) She will help all immigrants to Canada.

2. Why is Mohamed bitter for the first time?

A) He is jealous of Mariatu and her newfound financial situation.

B) He is angered by the people who stole money from Sierra Leone.

C) He too has been injured by the rebels.

D) He has lost his family to the rebels.

3. Why is Mariatu surprised to see the poverty and suffering of her family and friends?

A) The poverty didn’t exist when Mariatu lived in Sierra Leone.

B) The attacks of the rebel soldiers have become more prevalent since her departure.

C) Mariatu never noticed the poverty when she was living in Sierra Leone.

D) The family now lives in the refugee camp and not in her hometown of Magborou.

4. How are Mariatu and Ishmael alike?

A) Both are victims of the rebels.

B) Both are victims of the lackadaisical government in Sierra Leone.

C) Both have been adopted into Canadian families.

D) Both have had limbs removed.