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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. Which of the following is a South Sudanese daily newspaper?
(a) The Tatler.
(b) The Spectator.
(c) The Herald.
(d) The Citizen.

2. Which of the following shoe sizes does Sooley take while on the South Sudanese national youth team?
(a) 12.
(b) 12.5.
(c) 11.
(d) 11.5.

3. Which of the following is served in celebration of Sooley’s placement on the South Sudanese national youth team?
(a) Samosas.
(b) Doughnuts.
(c) Mandazi.
(d) Fritters.

4. Which of the following figures is an estimate of the number of South Sudanese refugees in Kenya, per the novel?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 900,000.
(d) 450,000.

5. In which of the following cities does the Central football team play its first game?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Tallahassee.
(c) Miami.
(d) Daytona Beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is Chol’s age when Sooley is placed on the South Sudanese national youth team?

2. In which of the following does Sooley live?

3. In which of the following years is oil discovered in southern Sudan?

4. To which of the following does Sooley speak earliest on his first call to South Sudan from the United States?

5. In which of the following classes is Murray when Sooley meets him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sooley describe the football team’s morning practices?

2. How is the tent Beatrice receives described (114)?

3. What is Ecko’s initial assessment of Sooley’s shooting (9)?

4. How does Sooley gloss the situation of South Sudanese refugees (101)?

5. What reasons does Murray give for attending Central?

6. Of what does Beatrice dream concerning Sooley, Angelina, and Ayak?

7. As Sooley settles into his dorm room, what does he do to ease his conscience about being away from his family?

8. When Sooley is invited to try out for the South Sudanese national youth team, how does his village mark the occasion?

9. Britt notes a collection going around for Sooley’s family (144). Why does he say he cannot contribute to it?

10. How does Sooley describe the football team’s afternoon practices?

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