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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many doses of medicine does it take before Akeer is healthy and back to her old self in Chapter 8?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

3. About how many boys and young men from the refugee camp will be sent to America in Chapter 14?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 300.

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

5. With what tribe does Nya's tribe fight at the lake?
(a) The Dinka tribe.
(b) The Jur-chol tribe.
(c) The Nuer tribe.
(d) The Oma tribe.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 15 that in the part of Africa where Salva grew up, the temperature rarely dropped below what?

2. How many sisters does Salva have?

3. To what tribe do Salva and his family belong?

4. In what year does Salva's story begin?

5. How many days does it take Salva's group to build enough canoes to cross the river in Chapter 7?

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