God Grew Tired of Us & Long Walk to Water Compare/Contrast

What tribe did the boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" belong to?

• Dinka

• Nuer

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What refugee camp were the boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" living in before they came to the U.S.?

• Ifo Refugee Camp

• Kakuma Refugee Camp

• Itang Refugee Camp

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

The experience of the boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" IN THE REFUGEE CAMP was different from Salva's in one aspect. Unlike Salva, they were able to...

• get a job

• go to school

• go to college

• build houses

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Both Salva and the boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" were selected to come to the United States because they were considered Lost Boys who had lost their homes and families.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Both Salva and the boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" had to take many airplanes before arriving at their destination in the United States.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which of the 3 Lost Boys got a job at a factory and at McDonald's?

• John Bul Dau

• Daniel Pach

• Panther Bior

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which of the 3 Lost Boys joined the Job Corps to help pay for college and had to move out of his apartment and into a college dorm?

• John Bul Dau

• Daniel Pach

• Panther Bior

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

The boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" got 3 months of government assistance before they had to find a job.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" had to pay the government back for the cost of air travel to the United States.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Like Salva, John Bul Dau became a leader in Sudan when he was a young man. He helped more than 1,000 boys get to the refugee camp safely.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5