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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 does the UN build for the camp?

2. Where does Valentino walk to after Ethiopia?

3. Who does the commander say the prisoners have raped and abused?

4. In what war does Julian say he fought?

5. What do the children sing when Garang arrives at the camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems are there between the Ethiopians and the Sudanese?

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

3. What problem does Valentino say Sudanese men are having in America?

4. How does a stranger help Valentino in Chapter 14?

5. Why do the Dinka think the UN wants to get rid of them?

6. How does Achor Achor help Valentino?

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

8. How does William say he escaped the Arabs?

9. How does the camp react when John Garang visits?

10. How did the Arabs treat Moses?

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

Why has Africa suffered so much in recent years? How has the Western World helped Africa? What impact has the book had in terms of highlighting the problems in Africa?

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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