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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Salva leads the boys in Chapter 13, the narrator describes his determination building just as it had after whose death?
(a) Jewiir's.
(b) Dep's.
(c) Akit's.
(d) Akeer's.

2. Who holds up the sign for a photograph along with the workers' leader in Chapter 18?
(a) Nya's uncle.
(b) Nya's father.
(c) Nya's mother.
(d) Nya's grandfather.

3. Where does the first plane that Salva takes land in Europe?
(a) Frankfurt.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Bonn.

4. What is Nya's father's response when she asks him what they are going to build in Chapter 16?
(a) "I'll tell you tomorrow."
(b) "We're building a wall."
(c) "We're building a market."
(d) "Can't you guess?"

5. How many boys does Salva travel with to America in Chapter 15?
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

6. How many people die crossing the river when the refugees are driven out of Ethiopia in Chapter 13?
(a) More than 200.
(b) More than 1,000.
(c) More than 2,000.
(d) More than 400.

7. Whom does Salva think of when he hears horrors from the other groups of boys in Chapter 13?
(a) Agnath.
(b) Marial.
(c) Dep.
(d) Akeer.

8. What river are Salva and the other refugees driven to by the soldiers in Chapter 12?
(a) The Calypso River.
(b) The Gila River.
(c) The Nile River.
(d) The Oona River.

9. What color headscarf is the woman wearing that Salva believes to be his mother in Chapter 11?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Orange.
(d) Red.

10. What color coveralls do the crew members wear in Chapter 13?
(a) Orange.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

11. What kind of sports team does Salva join in Rochester?
(a) A volleyball team.
(b) A cricket team.
(c) A basketball team.
(d) A baseball team.

12. What does the crew leader reveal his name to be in Chapter 18?
(a) Dep.
(b) Salva.
(c) Akeer.
(d) Ariik.

13. The youngest boys in Salva's group are said to remind him of whom in Chapter 13?
(a) Dep.
(b) Kuol.
(c) Akeer.
(d) Agnath.

14. Which directiopn does Salva begin walking after leaving Ethopia in Chapter 13?
(a) West.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) East.

15. What is loaded on the second truck brought in by the two strangers in Chapter 12?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Plastic pipes.
(c) Water jugs.
(d) Metal rings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will be built in Nya's village next year, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?

2. Who explains the process of building the well to Nya in Chapter 15?

3. The old granddad says in Chapter 18 that the place where the pump is the location they used to gather for what in Chapter 18?

4. In what language is the sign printed that is brought out to the pump in Chapter 18?

5. How many children do Chris and Louise have?

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