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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What food does Jewiir hunt and kill for the group in Chapter 6?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A lion.
(c) An elephant.
(d) An antelope.
2. How many sisters does Salva have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.
3. How large is the group of people that arrive at the old woman's house in Chapter 3?
(a) At least 200.
(b) Less than a dozen.
(c) About twenty-five.
(d) More than fifty.
4. About how many people comprise Salva's group in Chapter 6?
(a) More than 300.
(b) More than 200.
(c) More than 50.
(d) More than 30.
5. What food does Nya's mother give her when she returns home with the water in Chapter 4?
(a) Mangoes.
(b) Yams.
(c) Beans and rice.
(d) Sorghum meal.
6. How far is the big lake from Nya's village?
(a) Six days' walk.
(b) Three days' walk.
(c) Five days' walk.
(d) Two days' walk.
7. How old is Nya in the beginning of her story?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.
8. How old is Salva in the beginning of his story?
(a) 10.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.
9. What refugee camp is Salva's group going to in Chapter 10?
(a) The Shilluk refugee camp.
(b) The Loun-Ariik refugee camp.
(c) The Itang refugee camp.
(d) The Ifo refugee camp.
10. 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.
11. What does the old woman give to Salva when he leaves with the group in Chapter 4?
(a) Peanuts and a gourd.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A bottle and a banana.
(d) Mangoes and yams.
12. For how many months of the year does Nya's family live by the lake?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.
13. Why does Jewiir say he will not be staying at the refugee camp in Chapter 10?
(a) Because he will be going to America.
(b) Because he will be travling to Nigeria.
(c) Because he will return to his wife's village.
(d) Because he will return to fight in the war.
14. In which direction does Marial say the group it walking in Chapter 5?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) South.
15. What are the only plants growing in the desert that Salva crosses in Chapter 9?
(a) Cacti.
(b) Blackberry bushes.
(c) Manzanita bushes.
(d) Acacia bushes.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year does Nya's story start?
2. What does Jewiir say likely happened to Salva's village in Chapter 10?
3. What is Salva's class studying while he looks out the window in Chapter 1?
4. What food does the old woman give to Salva in Chapter 3?
5. Who is the chief of Nya's village?
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