Nya's Story
What year does Nya’s story take place?
2008
What year does Salva’s story begin?
1985
Who is Nya’s younger sister?
Akeer
Who does Salva hope to find among the people fleeing the war?
His family
Why does Nya’s family move to the lake during the dry season?
To be closer to water
What is Nya carrying when we first meet her?
A plastic water container
Where is Salva when he first hears gunshots?
School
Who gives Salva food and lets him stay after he is left alone?
Why can’t Salva stay with the old woman permanently?
She is leaving, and traveling with him could put her in danger
How does Uncle Jewiir get food for the group in Chapter 6?
What gets stuck in Nya’s foot in Chapter 2?
A thorn
Where does Salva’s teacher tell the students to run when the fighting begins?
Into the bush
Who discovers the beehive that gives Salva’s group food?
Buksa
How does Salva recognize that the approaching strangers are Dinka?
By the scar patterns on their foreheads
What happens to many members of the group after they eat the antelope meat?
They got sick
Where does Nya’s family move during the dry season so they can be closer to water?
The Lake
What upsetting discovery does Salva make when he wakes up in the barn in Chapter 2?
Who becomes Salva’s friend in Chapter 5?
Marial
What does Salva decide he must NOT become when the Dinka travelers let him join them?
A burden
What happens to Marial at the end of Chapter 6?
He disappears / is eaten by a lion
What does Nya’s family learn they should do to their water before drinking it?
Boil it
What dangerous place is Salva’s group preparing to travel through at the end of Chapter 8?
The desert
Which family member reunites with Salva in Chapter 6 and helps protect him during the journey?
Salva's Uncle/Uncle Jewiir
Why did Salva's original group leave him behind in the barn?
They think he is too young and would slow them down / be a burden to the group.
What happens to Akeer in Chapter 7, and what caused it?
Drinking dirty water made her sick