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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Jewiir related to Salva?
(a) Jewiir is Salva's mother's older brother.
(b) Jewiir is Salva's mother's younger brother.
(c) Jewiir is Salva's father's older brother.
(d) Jewiir is Salva's father's younger brother.

2. In what year does Nya's story start?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1991.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2008.

3. In the Dinka language, the Atuot people are called what?
(a) "The people of the crocodile."
(b) "The people of the elephant."
(c) "The people of the river."
(d) "The people of the lion."

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

5. What is the name of Salva's younger brother who is in charge of just one cow in Chapter 1?
(a) Ring.
(b) Agnath.
(c) Kuol.
(d) Ariik.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Salva when he awakens and finds that he's been abandoned in Chapter 3?

2. What material is the container made of that Nya carries to the pond for water?

3. How far is Salva's school said to be from his home in Chapter 1?

4. How old is Nya in the beginning of her story?

5. What does the old woman give to Salva when he leaves with the group in Chapter 4?

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