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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 is the name of the trip Valentino has to make?

2. What is the name of Phil's wife?

3. What does William begin to throw at people?

4. What does the man give Valentino to eat?

5. What does the UN build for the camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Achor Achor help Valentino?

5. How does the Kenyan doctor help Valentino?

6. How does life in Ethiopia start to get much better for Valentino?

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

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

9. Describe Valentino's life at Kakuma.

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

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

Pick two characters from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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