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

2. For how long has Salva been in Rochester in the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) Almost a year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six years.
(d) Almost a month.

3. As Salva leads the boys in Chapter 13, the narrator describes his determination building just as it had after whose death?
(a) Dep's.
(b) Akeer's.
(c) Akit's.
(d) Jewiir's.

4. About how many people were in attendance when Salva first spoke regarding his water project?
(a) 50.
(b) 200.
(c) 300.
(d) 100.

5. About how many boys and young men from the refugee camp will be sent to America in Chapter 14?
(a) 300.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 3,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What school is honored on the sign in Chapter 18?

2. What sport does Michael teach to Salva?

3. In what language is the sign printed that is brought out to the pump in Chapter 18?

4. From what tribe were the men that killed Jewiir?

5. Why was Nya unable to discern the tribal heritage of the crew leader?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the refugees driven from the camp in Ethiopia in Chapter 12? How are they driven away?

2. How does Salva almost die in Chapter 13?

3. How many boys does Salva lead to Kenya in Chapter 13? How is this journey described?

4. What does Nya learn about the crew leader in Chapter 18? Why does this surprise Nya?

5. Why does Salva call out to the woman in the orange headscarf in Chapater 12? What realization does he have when he does so?

6. What symbolic memory inspires Salva to begin his program for water in Sudan in Chapter 17?

7. How is the drill described in Chapter 12? What about the drill surprises Nya?

8. What does Nya learn about the building site in Chapter 17?

9. How does Salva respond to the differences in his new home in Chapter 16?

10. What developments have been rumored in Nya's village after the well has been installed in Chapter 18?

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