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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. What do the Arabs do for one hour?
(a) Shoot their guns.
(b) Loot the village.
(c) Burn down houses.
(d) Take in prisoners.

2. Where does Valentino run to when he leaves the church?
(a) The forest.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The jungle.
(d) The desert.

3. With what do the villagers attack the boys?
(a) Clubs.
(b) Hatchets.
(c) Knives.
(d) Spears.

4. What country did Valentino move to from Kenya?
(a) USA.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Britain.
(d) Ethiopia.

5. Who does Valentino say his mother is as strong as?
(a) Any man.
(b) Any weightlifter.
(c) A lion.
(d) A tiger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does William K say the soldiers have killed?

2. What did Tabitha's mother refuse to allow her daughter to do?

3. Where did Valentino spend the night after he escaped from the Arabs the second time?

4. Why does the woman say she needs to use Valentino's phone?

5. What did Tabitha's mother encourage her daughter to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Valentino know about African Americans before he came to America?

2. What does Valentino see happening from the church?

3. What does the name Michael remind Valentino of?

4. What problems do the boys have at the beginning of their journey?

5. Why was Tabitha unusual among the Sudanese?

6. How does Valentino show the cultural differences between Americans and Sudanese in Chapter 13?

7. What does Valentino think about his new life in America?

8. What are Valentino's feelings about Sudan now he has moved to America?

9. How does Deng say he escaped the Arab soldiers?

10. How do Valentino and his mother manage to escape to a compound full of grain?

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