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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years has Salva been living in refugee camps in Kenya in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Four years.

2. Whose gentleness does Salva recall in Chapter 13?
(a) His uncle's gentleness.
(b) His sisters' gentleness.
(c) His father's gentleness.
(d) His mother's gentleness.

3. How far is the big lake from Nya's village?
(a) Five days' walk.
(b) Two days' walk.
(c) Six days' walk.
(d) Three days' walk.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people die crossing the river when the refugees are driven out of Ethiopia in Chapter 13?

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

3. What discourages the drilling crew in Chapter 13?

4. How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

5. How is the weather described on the day that the refugees are driven out of the camp in Chapter 12?

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