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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when the children try to run away?
(a) They starve to death.
(b) They fall into a trap.
(c) An animal eats them.
(d) The soldiers kill them.

2. What is the name of the oldest boy?
(a) Kur.
(b) Tot.
(c) Dur.
(d) Tut.

3. What does Valentino hope the MRI scan will answer for him?
(a) Why he is getting low grades at college.
(b) Why he is feeling depressed.
(c) Why he can't find a girlfriend.
(d) Why he can't get up in the mornings.

4. For what did Achor's friend use the tampons?
(a) To lure women.
(b) To decorate his house.
(c) To play with his cat.
(d) A candle.

5. What does Garang say he wants the boys to fight for?
(a) The people of Sudan.
(b) The name of the Dinka tribe.
(c) The freedom of Sudan.
(d) Their belief in the Christian God.

6. With whom does William share his train carriage?
(a) Teenage girls.
(b) The men.
(c) Teenage boys.
(d) Women and children.

7. Who apologizes for Tabitha's death?
(a) Valentino's Sudanese friends.
(b) The American government.
(c) Dumalu.
(d) Valentino's American friends.

8. What is Phil Mays' job?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A charity worker.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A construction worker.

9. What river do the children have to cross?
(a) The Gilo River.
(b) The River Nile.
(c) The Dut River.
(d) The Red River.

10. Who do the people at the camp think is responsible for the bombings?
(a) Saddam Hussein.
(b) Osama Bin Laden.
(c) Vladimer Putin.
(d) Vaclav Havel.

11. Which of Valentino's friends volunteers for the army?
(a) Moses.
(b) Dut.
(c) Deng.
(d) William.

12. What does Valentino say Achor Achor has to get to go to school?
(a) Ties.
(b) Cloaks.
(c) Hats.
(d) Glasses.

13. What cuts Valentino's leg when he tries to run away?
(a) A branch.
(b) Barbed wire.
(c) A meat hook.
(d) A penknife.

14. What kind of animal devours two of the boys?
(a) A hippo.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A lion.
(d) A leopard.

15. What color is the dog?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does William say he and his family sought refuge when the soldiers attacked?

2. What kind of animal do the boys eat?

3. What is the name of Phil's wife?

4. What do Stacy and Philip want to know?

5. What do the Sudanese blame Mary for?

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