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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 leaves Valentino's village before the Arabs attack?

2. Who does Valentino's mother hear scream?

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

4. Over whose body is Moses standing?

5. What happens when Valentino tries to find another hiding place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Valentino join Dut and his group?

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

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

5. Who is Mary Williams?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the book and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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