Characters
Who is one of the main characters whose story takes place during the Sudanese civil war?
Who is Salva Dut
In what country does most of the story take place?
What is Sudan?
Why does Salva run away from school at the beginning of the book?
What is because soldiers attack his village?
What does solemn mean?
What is serious and sad?
One major theme is survival. True or false?
What is true?
Who is the girl who must walk every day to get water for her family?
Who is Nya?
What type of climate makes finding water difficult in Nya’s story?
What is a dry, hot climate?
What tragedy happens to Uncle Jewiir?
What is that he is killed by rebels?
What does refugee mean?
What is a person forced to flee their country because of danger?
What helps Salva keep going when things are hard?
What is hope
Who protects, helps Salva survive, and encourages him to keep walking throughout the journey to the refugee camp?
Who is his Uncle Jewiir?
Where do Salva and the others find refuge?
What is Ethiopia?
Why does Nya’s family move to a new village?
What is because clean water becomes available?
What does relentless mean?
What is never giving up or stopping?
When people help Salva, what theme does this show?
What is kindness?
Who becomes the leader of the group of Lost Boys?
Who is Salva Dut?
In what part of Sudan is Salva’s home village located?
What is southern Sudan?
How are Nya and Salva’s stories connected at the end?
What is that Salva builds a well for Nya’s village?
What does resilient mean?
What is able to recover and keep going after hardship?
What does Nya show by walking for water every day?
What is determination?
Who helps Salva later in life to build wells in Sudan?
Who is Michael?
In what country does Salva eventually move to as a refugee?
What is the United States?
What important advice helps Salva keep going when he feels hopeless?
What is to focus on taking one step at a time?
What does beneficial mean?
What is good or helpful?
What theme connects both Salva and Nya’s stories?
What is the importance of water?