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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal leads Buksa to the food source in Chapter 4?
(a) A pig.
(b) A dog.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A bird.

2. How are Salva's injuries from the bees described in Chapter 5?
(a) His tongue is swollen.
(b) His hearing has gone.
(c) His eye is swollen shut.
(d) He cannot turn his head.

3. What is the name of Salva's younger brother who is in charge of just one cow in Chapter 1?
(a) Kuol.
(b) Agnath.
(c) Ariik.
(d) Ring.

4. Who is Nya's younger sister that her mother makes her take along to get water in Chapter 4?
(a) Agnath.
(b) Akit.
(c) Akeer.
(d) Kuol.

5. With what tribe does Nya's tribe fight at the lake?
(a) The Nuer tribe.
(b) The Dinka tribe.
(c) The Oma tribe.
(d) The Jur-chol tribe.

6. How many brothers does Salva have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

7. What does Salva eat for dinner after arriving on the island in Chapter 8?
(a) Fish and yams.
(b) Antelope and maize.
(c) Potatoes and beef.
(d) Chicken and sorgham.

8. Who awakens Salva after the group has walked through the night in Chapter 6?
(a) Jewiir.
(b) Dep.
(c) Marial.
(d) Nya.

9. In what year does Salva's story begin?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1985.
(d) 2001.

10. What are the names of Salva's older brothers that entered school a year ahead of him?
(a) Dep and Jewiir.
(b) Ariik and Ring.
(c) Dep and Nyo.
(d) Akit and Ariik.

11. What food does Jewiir hunt and kill for the group in Chapter 6?
(a) A coyote.
(b) An elephant.
(c) An antelope.
(d) A lion.

12. Where is Salva when he awakens and finds that he's been abandoned in Chapter 3?
(a) In a church.
(b) In a barn.
(c) In an open field.
(d) In a cabin.

13. How large is the group of people that arrive at the old woman's house in Chapter 3?
(a) At least 200.
(b) More than fifty.
(c) About twenty-five.
(d) Less than a dozen.

14. What does the old woman give to Salva when he leaves with the group in Chapter 4?
(a) Peanuts and a gourd.
(b) A bottle and a banana.
(c) Mangoes and yams.
(d) A loaf of bread.

15. How are the traditional scars of Salva's tribe described in Chapter 3?
(a) Moon-shaped.
(b) V-shaped.
(c) S-shaped.
(d) Star-shaped.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are collapsed in the sand that Salva's group encounters in Chapter 9?

2. How old is Salva in the beginning of his story?

3. For how many months of the year does Nya's family live by the lake?

4. How old is Nya's younger sister that she must take with her to get water in Chapter 4?

5. How long ago had Jewiir joined Salva's group when they are reunited in Chapter 6?

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