Show:
Nya's Story 1
Nya's Story 2
Salva's Story 1
Salva's Story 2
Salva's Story 3
100
How old was Nya in the beginning of the book?
Tall for her eleven years
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how many trips did Nya make to the pond for water each day?
2
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How old was Salva when war came to his village?
11
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What did Salva call the old woman who lived in the house, where he slept in the barn?
" Auntie"
100

Double Jeopardy: What was the worse difficult part of the refugee's journey?

Akobo desert

200
What was the official language of the Sudanese government?
Arabic language
200
How long did Nya's family live at the big lake?
5 months, during the dry season
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How many brothers and sisters did Salva have?
Salva had three brothers and two sisters
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Who did Salva meet while searching the camp for his family? He stepped on his hand.
Marial
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How did Uncle die?
The men from the Nuer tribe robbed the group and shot the uncle with his own gun
300
How old was Nya's younger sister Akeer?
Five
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What did Nya like about the lake camp?
She did not have to travel to the pond.
300

Double Jeopardy: Why were the rebels fighting against the government?

The people in the south were of different religions and did not want to be forced to practice Islam. They fought against the north.

300
How was Marial killed?
by a lion
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How long was Salva at the Itang Refugee camp?
6 years
400
Why did Nya's mother want her to take Akeer with her to collect water?
She had to learn.
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Double Jeopardy: What did Nya's mother hate about the lake camp?

They had no house and had to sleep in makeshift shelters. they could not bring their things, afraid of fighting with the Dinka

400

What happened in the morning after Salva slept in the barn with the other villagers from Loun-Ariik?

They left without him.

400
When the sun touched the horizon, why did the fishermen abruptly go to their tents?
the mosquitoes arose
400
What is the name of the river between Ethopia and Sudan?
Gilo
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How did Akeer get sick?
"Her sickness came from the water"
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What were the symptoms of Akeer illness?
cramps, stomach ache, diarrhea, sometimes fever
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What is the longest river in the world? The mother of all life in Sudan?
The Nile River
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Double Jeopardy: Where did Uncle say he was going after he took Salva to the Refugee camp?

Back to fight in the war

500
How many people died trying to cross the Gilo river to get out of Ethiopia?
at least a thousand people