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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What discourages the drilling crew in Chapter 13?
(a) Leaks in the water bag.
(b) The lack of rocks.
(c) The lack of food.
(d) The drill keeps breaking.

3. What is the name of Salva's father?
(a) Mawien Dut Ariik.
(b) Akeer Loun-Ariik.
(c) Akit Dut Ariik.
(d) Kuol Dut Ariik.

4. What does Nya's father send her to fetch in Chapter 17?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Pipes.
(c) A hammer.
(d) Water.

5. How many men are in the crew that is brought in by the two strangers in Nya's village in Chapter 12?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

6. What creatures are known to inhabit the river where Salva and the other refugees are driven in Chapter 12?
(a) Hippos.
(b) Alligators.
(c) Pirhanas.
(d) Crocodiles.

7. How many boys does Salva travel with to America in Chapter 15?
(a) Eight.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

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

9. From what tribe is the crew leader's assistant said to be in Chapter 18?
(a) Nuer.
(b) Jur-chol.
(c) Dinka.
(d) Shilluk.

10. How many refugees lived at the first camp where Salva stayed in Kenya?
(a) 70,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 50,000.

11. How many letters are there in the Arabic alphabet?
(a) 26.
(b) 30.
(c) 28.
(d) 22.

12. What color is the drill described as in Chapter 12?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

13. Whom does Salva think of when he hears horrors from the other groups of boys in Chapter 13?
(a) Marial.
(b) Akeer.
(c) Dep.
(d) Agnath.

14. For how long did Salva live at the first refugee camp in Kenya?
(a) For five years.
(b) For two years.
(c) For four months.
(d) For one year.

15. What is the name of the refugee camp where Salva and the boys arrive in Kenya?
(a) Shilluk refugee camp.
(b) Kakuma refugee camp.
(c) Itang refugee camp.
(d) Ifo refugee camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 15 that in the part of Africa where Salva grew up, the temperature rarely dropped below what?

2. What did Salva's village want to do to honor him, believing him dead?

3. After six years have passed, when does Salva's narrative pick up in Chapter 12?

4. Who among Salva's brothers is the only one to have survived the war in Chapter 17?

5. For how long has Salva been in Rochester in the beginning of Chapter 16?

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