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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 Valentino say the rebels are burning down?

2. Where does Dut say his group is traveling to?

3. Where does Valentino go to get a container for the water?

4. What is the star Sadiq gives Valentino made from?

5. What is the name of Valentino's hometown?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Valentino see happening from the church?

4. What does the African American couple want?

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

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

7. What is the story of creation?

8. How does Valentino's mother react when they hear airplanes?

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

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

Examine the construction of Eggers' argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Eggers' argument?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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