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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What presumably killed Salva's friend in Chapter 7?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A hyena.
(c) A bear.
(d) A lion.

3. How many of the men on the ground in the desert have died in Chapter 10?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

4. For how many months of the year does Nya's family live by the lake?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

5. Toward what country does Marial say the group is walking in Chapter 5?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Chad.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Libya.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the chief of Nya's village?

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

3. To what tribe do Salva and his family belong?

4. How many men approach Salva's group as they are cooking in Chapter 10?

5. How does Nya get water at the camp by the lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Buksa stray from the group in Chapter 4?

2. How does Nya feel about the time that her family spends at the camp?

3. What does Auntie give to Salva before he departs in Chapter 4? Why?

4. How is Nya's character introduced in Chapter 1? How old is Nya?

5. How is Salva's family regarded within their community?

6. With whom do the strangers speak when they arrive in Nya's village in Cahpter 9? What are they presumably discussing?

7. Why is Auntie leaving her home in Chapter 4? Why does she not take Salva with her?

8. How is water obtained when Nya's family stays at the camp?

9. Why does the nurse's advice appear impossible to Nya and her mother in Chapter 8?

10. What body of water does Salva's group reach in Chapter 7? How do they prepare to cross it?

(see the answer keys)

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