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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. What does Noriyako get for Valentino?

2. What does Deng complain about?

3. Where did the Sudanese man refuse to allow his wife to travel to?

4. What does William begin to throw at people?

5. What language does a commander ban the children from speaking?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Arabs treat Moses?

2. How does Eggers mix non-fiction and fiction in the book?

3. Why does William start to throw sand at people?

4. What problem does Valentino say Sudanese men are having in America?

5. How does the Kenyan doctor help Valentino?

6. How does the camp react when John Garang visits?

7. How does William say he escaped the Arabs?

8. How does Julian say he reacted when some people tried to mug him?

9. Why do the Dinka think the UN wants to get rid of them?

10. How does the salesman duped Valentino?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine their real life equivalent. How did the author adapt it for his book.

1. The Dinka tribe.

2. The SPLA.

3. The UN camps.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following people and outline his/her influence on Valentino's life:

1. His father

2. His mother

3. Tabitha.

4. William.

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