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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 doctor.
(b) The village prince.
(c) The village reverend.
(d) The village chief.

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

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

4. Who taught Home Economics?
(a) Miss Spoon.
(b) Miss Forgiveness.
(c) Miss Fork.
(d) Miss Spatula.

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

6. Who did Tabitha live with in Seattle?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Valentino.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Powder.

7. What is the name of the group's leader?
(a) Deng.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Dut.
(d) Moses.

8. What is the young boy's name?
(a) Michael.
(b) Paul.
(c) James.
(d) David.

9. What do the soldiers do to Valentino's father when he questions their actions?
(a) Torture him.
(b) Tie him up.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Hit him.

10. What did Tabitha's mother refuse to allow her daughter to do?
(a) Learn English.
(b) Attend university.
(c) Marry early.
(d) Go to America.

11. What kind of wife do most of the Sudanese in America want?
(a) A European wife.
(b) An African-American wife.
(c) A Sudanese wife.
(d) An Asian-American wife.

12. What does the boy drop on Valentino's head?
(a) A telephone directory.
(b) A telephone.
(c) A bible.
(d) A laptop.

13. Over whose body is Moses standing?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

14. Who leaves Valentino's village before the Arabs attack?
(a) Valentino's father.
(b) Village officials.
(c) The rebels.
(d) The elders.

15. Where does Valentino's father say they can live peacefully?
(a) Aweil.
(b) Kottbusser.
(c) Marial Bai.
(d) Mecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dut say his group is traveling to?

2. What did Valentino and his two friends guard through the night?

3. Where does Valentino run to when he leaves the church?

4. What does Valentino's father say the Sudanese could exchange the cattle for?

5. What do rebel soldiers take from Valentino's father's shop without paying?

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