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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy drop on Valentino's head?

2. What does Valentino say is only a few week away from happening in Sudan?

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

4. What did Valentino and his two friends guard through the night?

5. What do the robbers put over Valentino's mouth?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What problems does Valentino's father have in Aweil?

4. How does the boy react when Valentino calls out his name?

5. How do the Arabs destroy Valentino's village?

6. What does the name Michael remind Valentino of?

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

8. What does Valentino start thinking about when he was a little boy in Sudan?

9. Why do some of the Sudanese dislike Mary Williams?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Who are the SPLA and how influential have the SPLA been in Sudan? What are Valentino's views on the SPLA? How does he express his views in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Valentino's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to who he is at the end.

1. What did Valentino hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Valentino ideas about life?

3. How has Valentino's character changed by the end of the book?

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