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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 – 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long is "the air around Nya's home" filled with the sound of the drill, according to the narrator in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) For three days.
(b) For five days.
(c) For four days.
(d) For two days.

2. What country does Jewiir say the group is traveling to in Chapter 7?
(a) Libya.
(b) Chad.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Egypt.

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

4. Who are Salva's older brothers that he thinks of in Chapter 13?
(a) Akit and Jewiir.
(b) Dep and Akeer.
(c) Ring and Kuol.
(d) Ariik and Ring.

5. Who suggests the clinic to Nya's family in Chapter 7?
(a) Nya's grandfather.
(b) Nya's grandmother.
(c) Nya's uncle.
(d) Nya's aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Jewiir say it will take to cross the desert in Chapter 9?

2. Toward what country do Salva and the other refugees head after being driven from Ethiopia in Chapter 13?

3. Where is the processing center that Salva and the other boys are taken to in Chapter 15?

4. What does Salva's group find to eat as they finish their journey across the desert in Chapter 10?

5. Why is Salva unable to attend school the entire year?

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