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

2. What does Valentino hear while he is helping his mother?
(a) Horses.
(b) Cars.
(c) Helicopters.
(d) Airplanes.

3. What does Dut explain to Valentino?
(a) How to read a map.
(b) The city they are traveling to.
(c) Sudanese law.
(d) The political situation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michael do when Valentino calls his name?

2. What does Sadiq request Valentino's father to tell a story about?

3. Where does Valentino hide when his mother does not return?

4. What is the name of Valentino's girlfriend?

5. What do the government soldiers say Valentino's father has been giving the rebels?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Valentino's mother react when they hear airplanes?

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

3. What does the African American couple want?

4. How does Valentino avoid the Arab soldiers in the forest?

5. How does Valentino introduce the themes of the book?

6. Why was Tabitha coveted by all the Sudanese men in America?

7. Why does Valentino join Dut and his group?

8. Why does Valentino say the Arabs will destroy his village?

9. Why was Tabitha unusual among the Sudanese?

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

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