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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the UN build for the camp?
(a) A school.
(b) A guard tower.
(c) A church.
(d) A fence.

2. What happens when the children try to run away?
(a) They fall into a trap.
(b) They starve to death.
(c) The soldiers kill them.
(d) An animal eats them.

3. For what is the fence built?
(a) To stop people leaving.
(b) To stop people coming in.
(c) To stop animals from attacking them.
(d) To help aid workers count people.

4. What kind of animal do the boys eat?
(a) A lion.
(b) A tiger.
(c) An elephant.
(d) A hippo.

5. What do the teachers do to the boys if they misbehave?
(a) Isolates them.
(b) Burns them.
(c) Slaps them.
(d) Canes them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Phil's wife?

2. What does Valentino say Achor Achor has to get to go to school?

3. What do the Sudanese blame Mary for?

4. How has the village changed since they were last there?

5. What is the name of Valentino's sponsor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does life in Ethiopia start to get much better for Valentino?

2. How does Achor Achor help Valentino?

3. How did the Arabs treat Moses?

4. Why do the Dinka think the UN wants to get rid of them?

5. Describe Valentino's life at Kakuma.

6. How does Deb Newmyer help Valentino at the hospital?

7. Why does the UN build a fence around the camp?

8. How does Valentino win the girls' attention?

9. What problem does Valentino say Sudanese men are having in America?

10. How does Eggers mix non-fiction and fiction in the book?

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