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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many sisters does Salva have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. How are the traditional scars of Salva's tribe described in Chapter 3?
(a) S-shaped.
(b) V-shaped.
(c) Moon-shaped.
(d) Star-shaped.

4. What river does Salva's group arrive at in Chapter 7?
(a) The Klamath River.
(b) The Ganges River.
(c) The Ino River.
(d) The Nile River.

5. What is the name of the village where Salva grew up?
(a) Loun-Ring.
(b) Loun-Ariik.
(c) Loun-Akit.
(d) Kuol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is tied to the handle of Nya's water container?

2. How does Nya get water at the camp by the lake?

3. How old is Salva in the beginning of his story?

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

5. What does Salva imagine stripping the corpses of the men in the desert in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is water obtained when Nya's family stays at the camp?

2. Why does Akeer's illness present such a threat to her?

3. What happens as Salva's group begins to roast the stork after crossing the desert in Chapter 10?

4. Where does Salva flee when he leaves the school in Chapter 1? Why?

5. How is Salva's character introduced in Chapter 1? How old is Salva when his character is introduced?

6. What role does Jewiir assume within Salva's group in Chapter 6? Why?

7. Why does Buksa stray from the group in Chapter 4?

8. What happens at nightfall while Salva's group is on the island in Chapter 8?

9. How is Marial's character described when he is introduced?

10. What does Jewiir do in order to keep Salva going along with the group in Chapter 9?

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