1 What country does the novel mostly take place in? Sudan Rwanda Libya Eritrea 2 Nya's story is in 1985 2008 2000 1990 3 Salvas's story starts in 2010 1985 1990 2008 4 Nya and Salva start out as twelve eleven ten fifteen 5 Nya's job is to take care of her sister go to school walk and fetch water cook 6 The difficulties in Nya's walk include all the following except its length snakes boredom thorns 7 Who is Akeer? Nya's sister Nya's father Nya's mother Nya's brother 8 At the beginning, Salva is at home in school on the road driving cattle 9 Salva is from _____ Sudan. eastern northern western southern 10 When Salva runs away he is mostly concerned with his family his being drafted to fight his health his schooling 11 Why does the first group leave Salva behind? He complains too much He seems dangerous He seems lazy He is too young 12 The old woman turns Salva over to the rebels lets Salva stay with her indefinitely helps Salva hurts Salva 13 Dinka and Nuer people are recognizable by their scars mannerisms attire hair 14 Salva suffers from all the following except anger thirst fatigue hunger 15 Buksa finds a/an lion pond beehive tree 16 Who is Marial? Salva's uncle An old man in the group Salva's friend An aid worker 17 Where is the group headed? Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Eritrea 18 The Atuots are the "people of the ________" elephant tiger lion giraffe 19 Who finds Salva when he is on the way to Ethiopia? His father Nya His brother Uncle 20 Uncle carries a gun a map money food 21 Uncle is seen as a/an physician natural leader scholar hero 22 What happens to Marial? He is taken by lions He gets sick He wanders off He is shot 23 Marial's death makes Salva numb more powerful angry afraid 24 What river does the group come to? The Congo The Nile The Gila The Niger 25 What work does the group do on the shores of the Nile? Gather food Make boats Bury the dead Make baskets