hopeless, hopeful
in process
kenyans
hope again
100
what year did the process (to go to America) start?
1998
100
what made the girls pay attention to Alepho?
He was at top of his class
100
why was it so hard to study in kakuma?
always hungry
100
what did the girls say about America?
"That's the best place to be"
200
why was benson worried about passin the INS interview?
some of his friends, who, he thought, were more intelligent than him, had failed.
200
what gave Alepho a new dedication that motivated him to study even when he was hungry?
going to America
200
who did the refugee boys build a social center for?
The kenya officers
200
why did many boys quit school after the process started?
"why do you want to go to school? you can go to America."
300
why was the fifty- eight years old man that worked in the camp dismissed?
He sent some boys to boarding school with the money he made working for the camp.
300
what did the lost boys believed happened to the lost files?
taken and sold
300
what did the word "refugee" mean when the kenyan's spoke of them
"useless"
300
what was benson's dream in 1998 when the process fo the lost boys going to america began?
"He has plenty of food beside him"
400
how much would you get paid to become a teacher?
3,500 shillings
400
what was benson's biggest worry about the process?
his "files" missing
400
how many shillings did you had to pay to move to another location?
one-thousand shillings
400
what did the boys in high school start discussing after the process started?(all about America)
economy and politics
500
who baptized benson?
A priest named benson
500
After Alepho passed his interviews he had to wait for what?
wait for his name to appear on the board
500
why did the kenyans sometimes picked out someone's name to start the interview process again?
To delay them because they didn't want them to go to USA.
500
what did the girls in the community say they want in a guy?
A guy who will graguate from high school or have a business and can provide them with some money.
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