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What language was Salva studying at the beginning of the story?
What is Arabic.
Where did Marial tell Salva they were going?
"Ethiopia"
How did Akeer get sick?
"Her sickness came from the water"
Where did the visitors in the jeep that Nya saw think they would find water?
Her village
What is Salva's full name?
Salva Mawien Dut Ariik
In the Dinka language, what were the Atuot people called?
"the people of the lion"
Who hated the lake camp because they had no house and had to sleep in makeshift shelters, they could not bring their things, and was afraid of fighting with the Dinka?
Who is Nya's mother.
What topic being discussed about her village confused Nya?
What is water.
What did Salva's uncle have that made people respect him?
Uncle had a gun.
What did Nya put on her head to help her carry the container of water back home?
padded cloth doughnut
Preyed means to be fed upon or ______.
a. stalked
b. hunted
c. baptized
What is hunted.
What is a rebel?
A group that fights/rises up against the government
Vocab word: Dull, lacking in interest
1. monotonous
2. illuminated
3. honorable
What is monotonous.
What happened to Salva and the other people after eating the antelope after so many weeks of near starvation?
his stomach rebelled, he vomited
Why did Nya's mother want her to take Akeer with her to collect water?
She had to learn
What is the Nuer.
What happened to Salva's friend while they were sleeping?
Mariel was eaten by a lion.
Page 6 The rebels fighting against the government because they did not want to practice the religion of _________.
What is Islam.
What was the worse difficult part of the refugee's journey?
The Akobo Desert
How did Salva's group get the boats they needed to cross the Nile?
They built them.
The story begins in the country of ______, Africa.
What is the Sudan.
What sweet treat did Uncle give Salva that made him feel better?
sugar cane