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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 clothing does Salva receive when he meets Chris and Louise at the airport?
(a) A pair of shorts and a t-shirt.
(b) A coat, gloves, and a hat, and a scarf.
(c) A jacket and a pair of sunglasses.
(d) A cardigan and a pair of mittens.

2. From what tribe were the men that killed Jewiir?
(a) Shilluk.
(b) Jur-chol.
(c) Dinka.
(d) Nuer.

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

4. Where was the first place that Salva spoke in front of people regarding his water project?
(a) A synagogue.
(b) A church.
(c) A school cafeteria.
(d) A movie theater.

5. Whose strength does Salva recall in Chapter 13?
(a) His uncle's strength.
(b) His father's strength.
(c) His brothers' strength.
(d) His mother's strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the processing center that Salva and the other boys are taken to in Chapter 15?

2. Who holds up the sign for a photograph along with the workers' leader in Chapter 18?

3. How many letters are there in the Arabic alphabet?

4. How many planes does Salva take in order to reach his new home in Chapter 15?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What takes place at the celebration for the well's erection in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

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

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