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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 kind of animal do the boys eat?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A hippo.
(d) A lion.

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

3. What is the name of Tabitha's ex-boyfriend?
(a) Deng.
(b) Achok.
(c) Dut.
(d) Duluma.

4. What sport does Valentino enjoy playing at the camp?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Football.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Japanese build for the camp?

2. Who apologizes for Tabitha's death?

3. Where does the man take Valentino?

4. What does William say they did when they saw the train behind on fire?

5. What job does William say he found in a city?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the camp react when John Garang visits?

2. Why does the UN build a fence around the camp?

3. How does the Kenyan doctor help Valentino?

4. What game does Valentino play with the girls?

5. How does a stranger help Valentino in Chapter 14?

6. Describe Valentino's life at Kakuma.

7. How does Eggers mix non-fiction and fiction in the book?

8. How does Julian say he reacted when some people tried to mug him?

9. How does the camp start to discipline the boys?

10. Why does William start to throw sand at people?

(see the answer keys)

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