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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 job does William say he found in a city?

2. What do the Japanese build for the camp?

3. Who do the people at the camp think is responsible for the bombings?

4. What does Valentino hope the MRI scan will answer for him?

5. In what war does Julian say he fought?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Achor Achor help Valentino?

2. Why does William start to throw sand at people?

3. How does the salesman duped Valentino?

4. Describe Valentino's life at Kakuma.

5. How do the teacher's young nieces distract the boys?

6. Why does the UN build a fence around the camp?

7. How does Julian say he reacted when some people tried to mug him?

8. How does William say he escaped the Arabs?

9. How does the camp start to discipline the boys?

10. How do the elders organize the groups?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What publicity both negative and positive have the Lost Boys had since coming to America? How have the Lost Boys' lives changed since coming to America? Why has it been difficult for them to settle in America?

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