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What did the two men in their jeep want to talk about with the villages chief?
food
Water
money
guns
How many days did uncle say it would take to cross the Akobo desert?
two
four
one
three
What stood no chance against the desert?
Salvas shoes
Salvas bare feet
the acacia trees
the travelers
What seemed relentless and eternal to salva as he walked through the desert?
the first day
each hour
each breath
the sun
What did uncle caution salva to do?
pray for rain
make his water last a long time
wear his shoes
keep up with the other travelers
What is a tamarind?
a sour juicy fruit
a type of bat
a type of bread
a small antelope
What did the nine people that salvas group encountered first look like?
Shimmering waves
a pack of animals
moving rocks
walking sticks
What was wrong with the nine people that the group found?
they were diseased
they were dying
they were rebels
they were thieves
What did the stranger say could be found between the two trees?
Water
gold
oil
good soil
What did the people in Nyas village normally do between the two big trees?
eat meals
gather around a fire
farm
play games
Who gave water to the men on the ground?
three women
uncle jewiir
no one
salva
What happened to the men who were given water?
they died
they vomited and died
they revived and joined the group
they vomited
What was Salva worried about if he arrived in Ethiopia?
where he could get food from
about being forces to be a solider
about living in a refugee camp
how he would see his family again
What did uncle say he would do once he brough Salva to a refugee camp?
pay for salvas schooling
go back to salvas village
Stay with salva
return to fight in sudan
What gave salvas a tiny spark of hope?
salva had found uncle so he might find his family
Salva saw a flower growing
salva would be able to go to school in the refugee camp
uncle would ask about salvas village and parents back in sud
What was the first sign that they were finally leaving the desert?
a sudden rainstorm
clouds in the sky
a large clear lake
A small pond of muddy water
