Words
What is aloft
The reason Salva returned to Sudan the first time
What is his father's illness
The strategy Salva's uncle gives him in the desert
What is to take one step at a time
The way we might describe Salva at the beginning of the book
timid, quiet, afraid, unsure
Vocabulary word meaning thin or weak from malnutrition
What is emaciated
What is a school
The meaning of the vocabulary word "recede"
What is to move back or away
The event that causes Salva so much pain he wants to give up in the desert
What is his toenail coming off
The animal that eats many of the escaping refugees
What is a crocodile
Vocabulary word meaning small shack
What is shanty
What is it was dirty and muddy
The meaning of the vocabulary word "maintain"
What is to cause to stay the same or continue
The country Salva decides to walk to after crossing the Gilo River
Kenya
The way Salva is treated by the group after his uncle dies
He is ignored and left to survive on his own
Vocabulary word meaning to wet or soak
drench
Items Salva receives before he departs for Rochester
What are pieces of clothing
The meaning of the vocabulary word "relentless"
What is not stopping or constant
The biggest shock Salva receives when he reaches the United States
The amount of clothing required OR the cold temperatures
The way Salva decides to give back to his homeland
What is drilling wells and starting a charity called Water for South Sudan
Vocabulary word meaning a confused mass
What is welter
A similarity between Akeer and Salva's father
Both became sick from drinking contaminated water
The meaning of the vocabulary word "torrent"
What is a strong, fast-moving thing, such as a river or rainfall
The other members of Salva's family who survived the war
The way we might describe Salva at the end of the book
What is confident, brave, leader, helpful