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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 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.

2. 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.

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

4. What direction did Salva go when he left the first refugee camp in Kenya?
(a) Southwest.
(b) Northeast.
(c) East.
(d) North.

5. How many refugees lived at the first camp where Salva stayed in Kenya?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 70,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will be built in Nya's village next year, according to the narrator in Chapter 18?

2. What does the crew leader reveal his name to be in Chapter 18?

3. What is the sign made of that is brought out by the pump in Chapter 18?

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

5. What is the name of the refugee camp where Salva and the boys arrive in Kenya?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nya learn about the crew leader in Chapter 18? Why does this surprise Nya?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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