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What year does Salva's story begin in Southern Sudan?
1985
What does Nya step on that got stuck on her heel?
thorn
What does Nya use to carry the heavy container on her head?
padded cloth or "doughnut"
What is the name of the tribe that could follow the call of the bird called the honey guide?
Jur-chol
What is the name of Salva's new friend?
Marial
What object does Nya use in her daily "walk to water", which is light when empty but heavy when full?
plastic container
What is the name of Salva's village?
Loun-Ariik
What does Salva notic on the woman's forehead that makes him realize that she is a Dinka?
v-shaped ritual scars
What is the name of the young boy from Jur-chol who follows the sound of the honey guide?
Buksa
What is the neme of the country east of Sudan?
Ethiopia
What is the official language in Salva's school?
Arabic
Which group is Salva forced to join when the rebels come?
women and children
What is the name of the Dinka's enemy tribe?
Nuer
What "treasure" does Buksa find on the tree?
beehive / honey
What is the name of the relative who finds Salva in chapter 5?
Uncle Jewiir
What is Salva's role in their village?
judge
Why do the rebels force the village men to join them?
so they crry supplies or maybe fight
What food does the old woman give to Salva?
raw peanuts
What is the only thing that Salva feels "real" as he continued walking?
hunger
What tribe is called the "people of the lion"?
Atuot
Where does Salva's teacher tell the boys to run to when the gunfire starts?
bush
What does Salva find out when he wakes up?
he is abandoned by the group
What chores does Salva do for the woman to let him stay with her?
fetch firewood and water
it's the dry season
What animal does Salva's uncle shoot, and do the people cook for dinner?
antelope