Characters
Who is Uncle Jewiir?
Salva's uncle who helps lead a group across the desert to the refugee camp.
How old is Salva at the beginning of the story?
11
How old is Nya at the beginning of the book?
11
Where does the setting take place?
Sudan
What does Solemn mean? pg. 37
Serious, not cheerful
Who is Marial?
What tribe is Salva from?
Dinka
What tribe is Nya from?
Nuer
How does the setting effect the characters?
The lack of water, food, heat and predators
What does monotonous mean? pg. 46
dull, tedious, and repetitious
Who is Dep?
Nya's brother
Salva cannot return to his village, so where does he spend his first night away from home?
In a barn
What is Nya's job?
Collecting water
What river does Salva cross?
The Nile River
What does generations mean? pg. 33
all of the people born and living at the same time
Who is Mawien?
Salva's father who walked 300 miles for medical treatment.
What happens to Salva's uncle?
He is killed by men from the Nuer tribe
Why does Nya's sister, Akeer, get sick?
She is sick from drinking the dirty water
Where is Salva when the fighting near his village begins?
At school
What does perseverance mean?
Doing something despite difficulty or delay
Who is Louise?
Salva's foster mother in the U.S.
What did Salva study when he went to college?
Business
Who comes to Nya's village?
Two men
True or False...do girls attend school?
False
What does abundance mean? pg. 47
a very large quantity of something