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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 – 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food does Buksa lead Salva to in Chapter 4?
(a) A cherry tree.
(b) A goat.
(c) A beehive.
(d) A rabbit.

2. For how many months of the year does Nya walk to get water for her family?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 9 months.

3. What animal does Nya liken the drill to in Chapter 12?
(a) A hippo.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) An elephant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why has Salva not seen Uncle Jewiir for some time when they are reunited in Chapter 6?

3. Who suggests the clinic to Nya's family in Chapter 7?

4. How is Jewiir related to Salva?

5. From what tribe were the men that killed Jewiir?

(see the answer key)

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