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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 Stacy and Philip want to know?
(a) Dinka phrases.
(b) How Dinkas spend their Christmas.
(c) Dinka food.
(d) Dinka law.

2. 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.

3. What does Bobby Newmyer want to make a film about?
(a) The rebels.
(b) The civil war.
(c) The Lost Boys.
(d) Arab culture.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is the fence built?

2. Who does Valentino meet on the other side of the river?

3. What does Valentino wait for before he eats the elephant meat?

4. What bites the boys as they wait for the boats?

5. Who does Miss Gladys say was surprisingly gentle with women?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Valentino's life at Kakuma.

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

3. How does Deb Newmyer help Valentino at the hospital?

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

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

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

7. How does life in Ethiopia start to get much better for Valentino?

8. How does William say he escaped the Arabs?

9. How does the salesman duped Valentino?

10. How does the Kenyan doctor help Valentino?

(see the answer keys)

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