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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 does Nya say when she approaches the crew leader in Chapter 18?

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

3. Approximately how many boys are following Salva after leaving Ethiopia in Chapter 13?

4. Who among Salva's brothers is the only one to have survived the war in Chapter 17?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Salva's departure from the refugee camp described in Chapter 15?

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

3. What symbolic memory inspires Salva to begin his program for water in Sudan in Chapter 17?

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

5. How does Salva almost die in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the ultimate lesson that Salva learns from Jewiir in the desert? How does this lesson replay itself for Salva later on in life? How do you relate to this lesson?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Nya's sister become sick from the water at the lake camp? Where is Akeer taken to be treated when she is ill? How is she treated? What is learned about her illness?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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