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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 kind of sports team does Salva join in Rochester?

2. When does Louise say the snow will go away completely in Chapter 16?

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

4. What color coveralls do the crew members wear in Chapter 13?

5. What creatures are known to inhabit the river where Salva and the other refugees are driven in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Salva almost die in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

6. Who assists Salva in developing his objective in Chapter 17?

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

8. How many boys does Salva lead to Kenya in Chapter 13? How is this journey described?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the crossing of the Akobo Desert in the novel. How long does it take Salva's group to make their way across the desert? How do they sustain themselves? Whom do they encounter in the desert?

Essay Topic 2

What is the catalytic event that sets off Salva's journey? Where in the novel does this event occur? Where does Salva go when he leaves his village? Why?

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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