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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Valentino claim started slavery?

2. What does Valentino hear while he is helping his mother?

3. What is the name of the main character?

4. What does the Arab soldier accidentally shoot?

5. Why does the man hit Valentino?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Valentino tell about Amath?

2. Who is Mary Williams?

3. What does the name Michael remind Valentino of?

4. What does Valentino think about his new life in America?

5. Why was Tabitha unusual among the Sudanese?

6. How does Deng say he escaped the Arab soldiers?

7. Why was Tabitha coveted by all the Sudanese men in America?

8. What are Valentino's feelings about Sudan now he has moved to America?

9. How does Valentino describe his mother?

10. What does Valentino start thinking about when he was a little boy in Sudan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems does Valentino's generation face? How are the problems for Valentino's generation different from the problems his father's generation face? Identify and discuss a significant problem facing your generation.

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Compare African and western culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

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