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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take for Salva to travel from the refugee camp to his new home in Rochester?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Three days.

2. What was the name of the first refugee camp where Salva lived in Kenya?
(a) Itang refugee camp.
(b) Kakuma refugee camp.
(c) Shilluk refugee camp.
(d) Ifo refugee camp.

3. How deep is the hole where Jewiir is buried in Chapter 11?
(a) Two feet deep.
(b) Six feet deep.
(c) Five feet deep.
(d) Four feet deep.

4. From what tribe were the men that killed Jewiir?
(a) Nuer.
(b) Jur-chol.
(c) Dinka.
(d) Shilluk.

5. Who holds up the sign for a photograph along with the workers' leader in Chapter 18?
(a) Nya's uncle.
(b) Nya's father.
(c) Nya's mother.
(d) Nya's grandfather.

6. Who explains the process of building the well to Nya in Chapter 15?
(a) Jewiir.
(b) Akit.
(c) Kuol.
(d) Dep.

7. Whose words does Salva think of when he begins to lose hope on his water project?
(a) Jawiir's.
(b) Akit's.
(c) Akeer's.
(d) Dep's.

8. What color headscarf is the woman wearing that Salva believes to be his mother in Chapter 11?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Green.

9. What rule is established regarding the well in Chapter 18?
(a) Only the village elders are allowed water.
(b) The villagers can olny take one jug of water per day.
(c) No one is ever to be refused water.
(d) Only children are allowed water.

10. Where is Michael from?
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Canada.
(d) The United States.

11. What is Salva given to eat on the evening of his first day at the refugee camp in Chapter 11?
(a) Honey and oats.
(b) Mangoes.
(c) Boiled maize.
(d) Sorgham.

12. What animal does Nya liken the drill to in Chapter 12?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A crocodile.
(c) A hippo.
(d) A giraffe.

13. In what language is the sign printed that is brought out to the pump in Chapter 18?
(a) Nuer.
(b) Dinka.
(c) English.
(d) Arabic.

14. Who among Salva's brothers is the only one to have survived the war in Chapter 17?
(a) Dep.
(b) Akeer.
(c) Ring.
(d) Kuol.

15. Who operates the pump for the villagers waiting in line in Chapter 18?
(a) Nya's uncle.
(b) Nya's mother.
(c) Nya's father.
(d) The leader of the workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river are Salva and the other refugees driven to by the soldiers in Chapter 12?

2. How does Salva's father bless him when they meet in Chapter 17?

3. What is Nya's father's response when she asks him what they are going to build in Chapter 16?

4. Who are Salva's older brothers that he thinks of in Chapter 13?

5. Why does Nya frown after the water begins rushing from the hole in Chapter 14?

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