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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 – 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nya's mother hate the camp by the lake?
(a) Because of the fighting.
(b) Because of the heat.
(c) Because of the mosquitoes.
(d) Because of the lack of food.

2. In which direction does Marial say the group it walking in Chapter 5?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.

3. In what year does Salva's story begin?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1985.

4. How far is Salva's school said to be from his home in Chapter 1?
(a) A half-hour walk.
(b) Two hours' walk.
(c) An hour's walk.
(d) Three hours' walk.

5. How large is the group of people that arrive at the old woman's house in Chapter 3?
(a) More than fifty.
(b) At least 200.
(c) Less than a dozen.
(d) About twenty-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said to grip Salva's heart in the end of Chapter 6?

2. What are the names of Salva's sisters?

3. At around what age are the boys in Salva's family sent to school?

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

5. For how many months of the year does Nya walk to get water for her family?

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