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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dut talk to at the village?
(a) The village chief.
(b) The village prince.
(c) The village reverend.
(d) The village doctor.

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

3. What do the robbers put over Valentino's mouth?
(a) Tape.
(b) A scarf.
(c) Foil.
(d) A mask.

4. Why does the man hit Valentino?
(a) He refuses to talk.
(b) He is getting too cocky.
(c) He starts to scream.
(d) He tries to run.

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

6. What African country is Valentino from?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Sudan.

7. What do the government soldiers say Valentino's father has been giving the rebels?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Food.
(c) beer.
(d) Money.

8. Who does Valentino claim started slavery?
(a) The Americans.
(b) The Aztecs.
(c) The Arabs.
(d) The Africans.

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

10. What does Sadiq request Valentino's father to tell a story about?
(a) Creation.
(b) America.
(c) The savior's birth.
(d) Civil rights.

11. What does Valentino say is only a few week away from happening in Sudan?
(a) Famine.
(b) Elections.
(c) War.
(d) Revolution.

12. Who arrives at Valentino's apartment in this section?
(a) Tabitha.
(b) Tonja.
(c) Powder.
(d) Michael.

13. Where does Valentino go to fetch the water?
(a) The river.
(b) The stream.
(c) The lake.
(d) The sea.

14. What do some of the older boys steal from the village?
(a) Money.
(b) Water.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Food.

15. What does Michael do when Valentino calls his name?
(a) Screams.
(b) Closes the bedroom door.
(c) Calls his mother.
(d) Taunts him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Valentino say his mother is as strong as?

2. What is the name of the main character?

3. Why does Valentino say he likes Arab Sadiq?

4. Where does Valentino say he learned about African Americans?

5. What does Valentino say the rebels are burning down?

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