All About Salva
What year does Salva's story begin?
1985
What year does Nya's story begin?
2008
What is the first place Salva spent the night?
the barn
What was the name of Salva's first friend?
Buksa
Where does Salva and his new family live?
Rochester, New York in America
How old is Salva in chapter 1?
11 years old
How old is Nya in chapter 1?
11 yrs old.
What did the lady in the white house give Salva to eat?
two hands full of raw peanuts
What did Buska and Salva discover to eat?
a beehive full of honey
How old is Salva by the time he goes to Rochester?
early 20s
What type of family did Salva come from?
Wealthy, his father owned many cattle.
What was Nya's daily chore?
To find water
What is the harshest environment that Salva have to walk through to arrive at Ethiopia?
the desert
What happened to Marial?
He was eaten by a lion.
How is the climate in Rochester?
What represented wealthy in Salva's country?
cattle
Why was Nya's sister Akeer sick?
She drank contaminated water.
When Salva crossed the first Nile River, what happened to him and the group at night?
mosquitos attached him
Who talk Salva English?
The aid worker, Michael
What do Salva's new family do to help Salva to return to Sudan to see his father?
They help Salva complete the many pieces of paperwork.
What type of illness did Salva's father have?
Worms from drinking contaminated water.
What does Nya learn they are going to build in her village and she is very excited about it?
a school
How did Salva get to New York?
Michael help to get Salva's name on the list.
How many boys did Salva help to arrive to Kenya safely?
1200
Who helps to get clean water to Nya's village?
Salva