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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 – 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Salva unable to attend school the entire year?
(a) He goes to the city during the rainy season.
(b) He must take care of the crops during the rainy season.
(c) His family moves away during the dry season.
(d) He must tend to the cows during the dry season.

2. Where is the processing center that Salva and the other boys are taken to in Chapter 15?
(a) Khartoum.
(b) Bangui.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Nairobi.

3. How old is Nya in the beginning of her story?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

4. What kind of livestock does Salva's father own?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Goats.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Cattle.

5. What is Salva's class studying while he looks out the window in Chapter 1?
(a) Nuer.
(b) Dinka.
(c) English.
(d) Arabic.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Salva call the woman that he encounters after he's been abandoned in Chapter 3?

2. How many doses of medicine does it take before Akeer is healthy and back to her old self in Chapter 8?

3. Who explains the process of building the well to Nya in Chapter 15?

4. What color headscarf does Salva's mother wear?

5. Where was the first place that Salva spoke in front of people regarding his water project?

(see the answer key)

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