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

2. Where is the processing center that Salva and the other boys are taken to in Chapter 15?
(a) Cairo.
(b) Khartoum.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Bangui.

3. For how long did Salva live at the first refugee camp in Kenya?
(a) For two years.
(b) For one year.
(c) For four months.
(d) For five years.

4. 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?
(a) Christmas tree lighting.
(b) Bonfire celebrations.
(c) Funerals.
(d) Weddings.

5. About how many people were in attendance when Salva first spoke regarding his water project?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 300.
(d) 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. What discourages the drilling crew in Chapter 13?

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

3. How many men are in the crew that is brought in by the two strangers in Nya's village in Chapter 12?

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

5. Where is Salva's father when Salva finds him in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Nya and her fellow villagers respond when water bursts from the hole in Chapter 14?

2. What does Nya's father do as the crew continues to drill in Chapter 16?

3. How does Salva's father respond when Salva introduces himself in Chapter 17?

4. Who assists Salva in developing his objective in Chapter 17?

5. What obstacles does the crew struggle with in Chapter 13?

6. How does Salva almost die in Chapter 13?

7. Why does Salva call out to the woman in the orange headscarf in Chapater 12? What realization does he have when he does so?

8. What does Nya learn about the building site in Chapter 17?

9. How does Salva make his way to America?

10. What symbolic memory inspires Salva to begin his program for water in Sudan in Chapter 17?

(see the answer keys)

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