CHAPTER #16, #17, & #18 READING CHECK

What are they building in Nya's village?

• bank
• supermarket
• school
• a pump house

How long had it been since Salva last saw his father?

• 20 years

• 14 years
• 32 years
• 6 years

"His body shaking with sobs of joy..." (105) What does SOBS mean?

• laughing hysterically
• uncontrollable crying
• light tears
• heartbeats

Why could Salva not visit his mother?

• She had died
• She was in another contry
• The war was still going on around his village

Why did the villagers want to sacrifice a cow?

• To honor Salva
• It was sick
• For a BBQ

Why did Salva's father sprinkle him with water?

• He was hot and he wanted to help cool him off
• It is a custom for when those who are lost return.
• He had dirt on his face.

Salva was the leader of this group of people who wandered for weeks or months at a time before finding refugee camps.

• Dinka
• Nuer
• The Lost Boys
• Loun-Ariik

In Chapter 16, Salva learns that his father is in a United Nations clinic and that he has had stomach surgery. Based on what you know about Sudan and what happens to Akeer, make an inference on what made his father sick.

• He did not cook his meat enough.
• A crocodile in the Gilo River
• The bee stings
• The water in Sudan made him sick.

Why was Salva speaking to groups of people in the United States?

• To raise awareness of what's happening in Sudan.
• He wants to practice his English
• To raise money for his well digging project

What happened at the end of the book?

• Nya learned that the boss of the crew was Salva
• Salva went to University in New York City
• Salva was questioned by the police about his project
• Salva’s father moved to New York