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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. To whom does Valentino open his door?

2. What is the name of the man Valentino lives with?

3. Who leaves Valentino's village before the Arabs attack?

4. What is the official name for the rebel soldiers?

5. What class did Valentino attend with Tabitha?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What story does Valentino tell about Amath?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following people and outline his/her influence on Valentino's life:

1. His father

2. His mother

3. Tabitha.

4. William.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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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