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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. Where did Valentino meet Tabitha?

2. Where does Sadiq allow Valentino to sit?

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

4. Where does Valentino work?

5. Why does Valentino think the Sudanese have struggled in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problem does Valentino's father have with the rebels?

2. Why does Valentino join Dut and his group?

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

4. Why was Tabitha unusual among the Sudanese?

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

6. Why was Tabitha coveted by all the Sudanese men in America?

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

8. How do Valentino and his mother manage to escape to a compound full of grain?

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

10. What is the story of creation?

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

Who are the SPLA and how influential were they in Sudan? What does Valentino thinks of the SPLA? How does Eggers express Valentino's 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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