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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. Who arrives at Valentino's apartment in this section?

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

3. What do the government soldiers say Valentino's father has been giving the rebels?

4. What do some of the older boys steal from the village?

5. Where does Valentino run to when he leaves the church?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the name Michael remind Valentino of?

3. What does Valentino say about slavery?

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

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

6. How does Valentino show the cultural differences between Americans and Sudanese in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is there such a conflict between Muslims and Christians? How can the two groups sort out their differences?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine their real life equivalent. How did the author adapt it for his book.

1. The Dinka tribe.

2. The SPLA.

3. The UN camps.

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