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

2. How many planes does Salva take in order to reach his new home in Chapter 15?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

3. How old is Salva in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) 25.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 22.

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

5. What school is honored on the sign in Chapter 18?
(a) Smith Street School.
(b) Rochester High School.
(c) Elm Street School.
(d) Rogan Street School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is loaded on the second truck brought in by the two strangers in Chapter 12?

2. What direction did Salva go when he left the first refugee camp in Kenya?

3. Whose encouragement in the desert does Salva recall in Chapter 13?

4. Whose words does Salva think of when he begins to lose hope on his water project?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What job do the villagers begin to undertake in Nya's village in Chapter 11?

7. Why are the refugees driven from the camp in Ethiopia in Chapter 12? How are they driven away?

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

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

10. How many boys does Salva lead to Kenya in Chapter 13? How is this journey described?

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