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

2. What do the soldiers do when the men tell the children they are innocent?
(a) Stab them.
(b) Kick them.
(c) Shoot them.
(d) Break their necks.

3. Where does William say he and his family sought refuge when the soldiers attacked?
(a) The school.
(b) The church.
(c) The university.
(d) The police station.

4. What bites the boys as they wait for the boats?
(a) Dragonflies.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Wasps.
(d) Snakes.

5. What does Valentino wait for before he eats the elephant meat?
(a) A knife.
(b) A prayer book.
(c) A fire.
(d) Salt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What actress adopted Mary Williams?

2. Where does Valentino walk to after Ethiopia?

3. Who does Valentino want to bribe?

4. What is the name of the leader of the SPLA?

5. What does someone bomb in Kenya and Tanzania?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Valentino not want Achor Achor to call the police?

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

3. Describe Valentino's life at Kakuma.

4. How do the elders organize the groups?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Valentino win the girls' attention?

10. How does William say he escaped the Arabs?

(see the answer keys)

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