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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Dut explain to Valentino?
2. What country did Valentino walk to from Ethiopia?
3. What is the compound full of?
4. Who did Tabitha live with in Seattle?
5. What country did Valentino walk to from Sudan?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Valentino know about African Americans before he came to America?
2. How does Valentino avoid the Arab soldiers in the forest?
3. Who is Mary Williams?
4. What problem does Valentino's father have with the rebels?
5. How does Valentino's mother react when they hear horses?
6. What does the name Michael remind Valentino of?
7. How does the boy react when Valentino calls out his name?
8. Why do some of the Sudanese dislike Mary Williams?
9. How do Valentino and his mother manage to escape to a compound full of grain?
10. What does Valentino say about slavery?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare Valentino's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to who he is at the end.
1. What did Valentino hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?
2. What events changes Valentino ideas about life?
3. How has Valentino's character changed by the end of the book?
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the following and examine their real life equivalent. How did the author adapt it for his book.
1. The Dinka tribe.
2. The SPLA.
3. The UN camps.
Essay Topic 3
Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?
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