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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. Why does Salva lead the boys walking at night in Chapter 13?
(a) Because the sun is too hot during the day.
(b) Because there is more fighting during the day.
(c) Because they fear the crocodiles.
(d) Because they fear the lions.

2. About how many boys and young men from the refugee camp will be sent to America in Chapter 14?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 300.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 1,500.

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

4. What did Salva's village want to do to honor him, believing him dead?
(a) Kill a boar.
(b) Kill a chicken.
(c) Kill a lion.
(d) Kill a cow.

5. How far is the nearest school from Nya's home?
(a) A full day's wall.
(b) A half a day's walk.
(c) Two hours' walk.
(d) An hour's walk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did it take for Salva to travel from the refugee camp to his new home in Rochester?

3. Where is the school located that is honored on the sign in Chapter 18?

4. What is Nya's father's response when she asks him what they are going to build in Chapter 16?

5. What is Nya holding while she waits in line in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What developments have been rumored in Nya's village after the well has been installed in Chapter 18?

2. How does Salva almost die in Chapter 13?

3. Where does Salva first live in Kenya? For how long does he live there?

4. Who is Michael and how does Salva meet him?

5. How has Salva's position within the group he travels with changed in Chapter 11?

6. Where does Salva go when he reaches the refugee camp in Chapter 11? How is the camp described?

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

8. What does Salva learn about his family from his father in Chapter 17?

9. How does the narrative style change in Chapter 18?

10. Who explains the drilling process to Nya in Chapter 15? How is the process explained?

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