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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 invites the boys to eat with them?

2. What is the name of Tabitha's ex-boyfriend?

3. Where does Valentino walk to after Ethiopia?

4. What does Garang say he wants the boys to fight for?

5. What did Mary Williams found?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Deb Newmyer help Valentino at the hospital?

2. How does Eggers mix non-fiction and fiction in the book?

3. What game does Valentino play with the girls?

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

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

6. How does Valentino win the girls' attention?

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

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

9. How does the Kenyan doctor help Valentino?

10. Why does Valentino not want Achor Achor to call the police?

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

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.

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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