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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is said to grip Salva's heart in the end of Chapter 6?
(a) A choking sob.
(b) A cold fist.
(c) A crushing claw.
(d) A raspy ghost.

2. What is Salva's class studying while he looks out the window in Chapter 1?
(a) English.
(b) Dinka.
(c) Nuer.
(d) Arabic.

3. How does Nya get water at the camp by the lake?
(a) She walks to the pond.
(b) She uses the pump.
(c) She has to dig for it.
(d) She walks to the river.

4. How many men approach Salva's group as they are cooking in Chapter 10?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

5. How long has it been since Salva has seen Uncle Jewiir when they are reunited in Chapter 6?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

6. What food does Nya's mother give her when she returns home with the water in Chapter 4?
(a) Sorghum meal.
(b) Beans and rice.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Yams.

7. What does Jewiir say likely happened to Salva's village in Chapter 10?
(a) It was probably flooded.
(b) It was probably turned into a concentration camp.
(c) It was probably spared from the fighting.
(d) It was probably attacked and burned.

8. In what year does Nya's story start?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2008.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1991.

9. What is the name of the village where Salva grew up?
(a) Loun-Ariik.
(b) Loun-Akit.
(c) Loun-Ring.
(d) Kuol.

10. How are the traditional scars of Salva's tribe described in Chapter 3?
(a) S-shaped.
(b) Star-shaped.
(c) Moon-shaped.
(d) V-shaped.

11. What river does Salva's group arrive at in Chapter 7?
(a) The Ganges River.
(b) The Klamath River.
(c) The Ino River.
(d) The Nile River.

12. Why is Salva unable to attend school the entire year?
(a) He goes to the city during the rainy season.
(b) He must take care of the crops during the rainy season.
(c) His family moves away during the dry season.
(d) He must tend to the cows during the dry season.

13. What are the names of Salva's sisters?
(a) Dep and Ring.
(b) Akit and Agnath.
(c) Ariik and Ring.
(d) Akit and Nya.

14. For how long does Salva stay at the old woman's house and work for her before deciding to leave in Chapter 3?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Five days.
(d) Two days.

15. What food does Buksa lead Salva to in Chapter 4?
(a) A goat.
(b) A cherry tree.
(c) A beehive.
(d) A rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Salva's injuries from the bees described in Chapter 5?

2. When the old woman leaves for a different village, she tells Salva that no matter where he walks to go away from what?

3. What kind of grass is said to grow at the edge of the river in Chapter 7?

4. How old is Salva in the beginning of his story?

5. By what name does Salva call the woman that he encounters after he's been abandoned in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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