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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 were people like Salva called in America, according to the narrator in Chapter 15?
(a) The Lost Boys.
(b) The Lone Tribe.
(c) The Wanderers.
(d) The Saved Boys.

2. How deep is the hole where Jewiir is buried in Chapter 11?
(a) Two feet deep.
(b) Four feet deep.
(c) Six feet deep.
(d) Five feet deep.

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

4. Why was Nya unable to discern the tribal heritage of the crew leader?
(a) He has no tattoos.
(b) He has no piercings.
(c) He is not wearing tribal attire.
(d) He has no scars on his face.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the water described that comes from the pump in Chapter 18?

2. As Salva leads the boys in Chapter 13, the narrator describes his determination building just as it had after whose death?

3. Why does Nya frown after the water begins rushing from the hole in Chapter 14?

4. Whom does Salva think of when he hears horrors from the other groups of boys in Chapter 13?

5. About how many boys and young men from the refugee camp will be sent to America in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Salva respond to the differences in his new home in Chapter 16?

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

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

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

8. How does Salva almost die in Chapter 13?

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

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

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