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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 – 3 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Salva in the beginning of his story?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

2. Why is Salva unable to attend school the entire year?
(a) He must tend to the cows during the dry season.
(b) He must take care of the crops during the rainy season.
(c) His family moves away during the dry season.
(d) He goes to the city during the rainy season.

3. What is the name of the village where Salva grew up?
(a) Loun-Ring.
(b) Loun-Akit.
(c) Loun-Ariik.
(d) Kuol.

4. At around what age are the boys in Salva's family sent to school?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

5. When the old woman leaves for a different village, she tells Salva that no matter where he walks to go away from what?
(a) The fighting.
(b) His tribe.
(c) His village.
(d) The north.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Salva's father hold in his village?

2. What is Salva's class studying while he looks out the window in Chapter 1?

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

4. For how long does Salva stay at the old woman's house and work for her before deciding to leave in Chapter 3?

5. What is tied to the handle of Nya's water container?

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