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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does Nya liken the drill to in Chapter 12?

3. What color is the drill described as in Chapter 12?

4. The old granddad says in Chapter 18 that the place where the pump is the location they used to gather for what in Chapter 18?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Salva make his way to America?

2. Who greets Salva when he arrives in America in Chapter 15? How are these characters described?

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

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

5. How is the drill described in Chapter 12? What about the drill surprises Nya?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Buksa in the novel. From what tribe is Buksa? What leads Buksa to linger away from the group while they travel? How does Salva feel about Buksa?

Essay Topic 2

How does Salva's group cross the River Nile when they reach it? How do the members of the group cooperate in order to achieve a common goal at the Nile? What is Salva's job in this process?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the history of politics and conflict in South Sudan from the 1980s to today. When did the Second Sudanese Civil War begin? What caused the war? When did it end?

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