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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Valentino decide to join Dut's group?
(a) They offer him food.
(b) He has no choice.
(c) Dut is friendly.
(d) He sees some people he knows.

2. What country does Valentino walk to with Dut's group?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Kenya.

3. What country did Valentino walk to from Ethiopia?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Nigeria.

4. What culture recognizes Sharia law?
(a) Arab culture.
(b) South American culture.
(c) European culture.
(d) African culture.

5. Who did the elders advise the Sudanese to keep away from in America?
(a) African Americans.
(b) Asian Americans.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) European Americans.

6. Where does Valentino say he learned about African Americans?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Films.
(c) School.
(d) Books.

7. Where does Deng say he hid from the Arabs?
(a) The coal mine.
(b) The school.
(c) The church.
(d) The jungle.

8. What do rebel soldiers take from Valentino's father's shop without paying?
(a) Flour.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Tea.

9. Why does Valentino think the Sudanese have struggled in America?
(a) It ihas been difficult to find work.
(b) Their expectations were too high.
(c) America does want them there.
(d) They don't understand modern culture.

10. What happens when Valentino tries to find another hiding place?
(a) He is stopped.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He sees William die.
(d) He sees his mother die.

11. Why does Valentino say Marial Bai suffered more than other villages?
(a) It housed the Sudanese president.
(b) It was the main trading area.
(c) It was the richest village.
(d) It housed many of the rebels.

12. What does Valentino's father say the Sudanese could exchange the cattle for?
(a) The what.
(b) A television.
(c) The if.
(d) Money.

13. Why can the robbers not leave the house?
(a) The woman is injured.
(b) They are locked in.
(c) There is a policeman outside.
(d) Valentino is dying.

14. Where does Valentino's mother take him when they hear horses?
(a) The woodland.
(b) The long grass.
(c) The tunnel.
(d) The bomb shelter.

15. Who does Valentino talk to on the walk to the village?
(a) Dut.
(b) Ding.
(c) Deng.
(d) Doc.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did Valentino walk to from Sudan?

2. To whom does Valentino open his door?

3. What country did Valentino move to from Kenya?

4. What does the boy drop on Valentino's head?

5. What is the name of the man Valentino lives with?

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