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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what name does Salva call the woman that he encounters after he's been abandoned in Chapter 3?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Auntie.

2. To what tribe do Salva and his family belong?
(a) Nuer.
(b) Dinka.
(c) Jur-chol.
(d) Shilluk.

3. What are the names of Salva's older brothers that entered school a year ahead of him?
(a) Ariik and Ring.
(b) Dep and Jewiir.
(c) Akit and Ariik.
(d) Dep and Nyo.

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

5. Where is Salva when he awakens and finds that he's been abandoned in Chapter 3?
(a) In a cabin.
(b) In a church.
(c) In an open field.
(d) In a barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what time does Nya hope to make it home with her water in Chapter 3?

2. What color headscarf does Salva's mother wear?

3. What is the name of Salva's younger brother who is in charge of just one cow in Chapter 1?

4. What food does the old woman give to Salva in Chapter 3?

5. When the old woman leaves for a different village, she tells Salva that no matter where he walks to go away from what?

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