Characters:
Nya- A girl that lived in Sudan and tells us about what she did as she lived there.
Salva- A boy that lived during one of the wars in Sudan and tells us what he did during the war.
Buksa- A boy salva met while looking for some of him family members.
Sensory Imagery
Chapter 1 Questions
1. How old is Nya?
>A-11 years old
B-13 years old
2. What was salva doing during class?
A Listening to the teacher
>B Daydreaming
3. What got stuck in Nya's foot?
>A-a thorne
B-a rock
Chapter 2 Questions
1. What does nya carry on her head to the lake?
A-books
>B-container
2. What was happening during school?
>A-war
B-parade
3. How old is salva?
A-10 years old
>B-11 years old
Chapter 3 Questions
1. Was the water nya drank clean?
>A- No
B- Yes
2. What was the name of salva's village?
A- Jur-Chol
>B- Dinka
3. How long was nya trip to the lake?
A- 1 hour
>B- 30 minutes
Chapter 4 Questions
1. How old is nya'a sibling in the chapter?
A- 3 years old
>B- 5 years old
2. What did salva eat in the chapter?
>A- peanuts
B- Crakers
3. What was nya's sibblings name?
>A- Akeer
B- Erik
Chapter 5 Questions
1. What took nya forever to get?
>A- Water
B- Food
2. What did salva enjoy eating?
A- Leaves
>B- Honey
3. How did salva feel about going to Etheopia?
>A- Sad
B- Happy
Chapter 6 Questions
1. Who did salva see?
>A- Uncle
B- brother
2. Why did nya's family move?
A no grass
>B- no water
3. How do you think salva felt at the end of the chapter?
<A- Sad
B- Bad
Chapter 7 Questions
1. What happened to nya's sister?
>A- She had pain in her body
B- She had joy in her body
2. What did the group of boys make?
A- swing
>B- boat
3. How does salva feel?
>A- fear
B- Happy
Chapter 8 Questions
1. Why was Nya's little sister hurt?
>A- She drank dirty water
B- She fell in some thorn bushes
2. What did Salva see in the middle of the lake?
A- Sharks
>B- An island
3. What did Salva carry water in?
>A- Gourd
B- Shirt
Chapter 9 Questions
1. What did Nya's family find?
A- Fish
>B- Water
2. How did Uncle help Salva move?
>A- Gave him small goals
B- carried him
3. What did Salva do to save some people?
>A- Gave them water
B- CPR
Chapter 10 Questions
1. Wht did the men stop in between the two trees?
A- They found plastic
>B- They found water
2. How many days were they in the desert by now?
>A- 3
B- 4
3. What did Nya's village do around the trees?
>A- Sing,Talk
B- Sleep
Chapter 11 Questions
1. What hid in the grass?
>A- Snakes and scorpians
B- Rats and butterflies
2. How deep did thye bury Uncle?
A- 3 feet
>B- 2 feet
3. What did Salva follow?
>A- An orange headscarf
B- A blue shirt
Chapter 12 Questions
1. Where did Nya's mother carry the baby?
A- hands
>B- Back
2. How long did Salva stay in the Ifo camp?
A- 5 years
>B- 6 years
3. What river was Salva chased to?
>A- Gilo River
B- Nile River
Chapter 13 Questions
1. What was the pond water piped into?
>A- bag
B- bucket
2. What did Salva see in the river?
A- birds
>B- Crocodiles
3. Where did Salva go?
A- Sudan
>B- Kenya
Chapter 14 Questions
1. Why was Nya sad when they found water?
A- wasn't enough
>B- Dirty
>A-11 years old
B-13 years old
2. What was salva doing during class?
A Listening to the teacher
>B Daydreaming
3. What got stuck in Nya's foot?
>A-a thorne
B-a rock
Chapter 2 Questions
1. What does nya carry on her head to the lake?
A-books
>B-container
2. What was happening during school?
>A-war
B-parade
3. How old is salva?
A-10 years old
>B-11 years old
Chapter 3 Questions
1. Was the water nya drank clean?
>A- No
B- Yes
2. What was the name of salva's village?
A- Jur-Chol
>B- Dinka
3. How long was nya trip to the lake?
A- 1 hour
>B- 30 minutes
Chapter 4 Questions
1. How old is nya'a sibling in the chapter?
A- 3 years old
>B- 5 years old
2. What did salva eat in the chapter?
>A- peanuts
B- Crakers
3. What was nya's sibblings name?
>A- Akeer
B- Erik
Chapter 5 Questions
1. What took nya forever to get?
>A- Water
B- Food
2. What did salva enjoy eating?
A- Leaves
>B- Honey
3. How did salva feel about going to Etheopia?
>A- Sad
B- Happy
Chapter 6 Questions
1. Who did salva see?
>A- Uncle
B- brother
2. Why did nya's family move?
A no grass
>B- no water
3. How do you think salva felt at the end of the chapter?
<A- Sad
B- Bad
Chapter 7 Questions
1. What happened to nya's sister?
>A- She had pain in her body
B- She had joy in her body
2. What did the group of boys make?
A- swing
>B- boat
3. How does salva feel?
>A- fear
B- Happy
Chapter 8 Questions
1. Why was Nya's little sister hurt?
>A- She drank dirty water
B- She fell in some thorn bushes
2. What did Salva see in the middle of the lake?
A- Sharks
>B- An island
3. What did Salva carry water in?
>A- Gourd
B- Shirt
Chapter 9 Questions
1. What did Nya's family find?
A- Fish
>B- Water
2. How did Uncle help Salva move?
>A- Gave him small goals
B- carried him
3. What did Salva do to save some people?
>A- Gave them water
B- CPR
Chapter 10 Questions
1. Wht did the men stop in between the two trees?
A- They found plastic
>B- They found water
2. How many days were they in the desert by now?
>A- 3
B- 4
3. What did Nya's village do around the trees?
>A- Sing,Talk
B- Sleep
Chapter 11 Questions
1. What hid in the grass?
>A- Snakes and scorpians
B- Rats and butterflies
2. How deep did thye bury Uncle?
A- 3 feet
>B- 2 feet
3. What did Salva follow?
>A- An orange headscarf
B- A blue shirt
Chapter 12 Questions
1. Where did Nya's mother carry the baby?
A- hands
>B- Back
2. How long did Salva stay in the Ifo camp?
A- 5 years
>B- 6 years
3. What river was Salva chased to?
>A- Gilo River
B- Nile River
Chapter 13 Questions
1. What was the pond water piped into?
>A- bag
B- bucket
2. What did Salva see in the river?
A- birds
>B- Crocodiles
3. Where did Salva go?
A- Sudan
>B- Kenya
Chapter 14 Questions
1. Why was Nya sad when they found water?
A- wasn't enough
>B- Dirty
Reporter's Notes
As Salva and his group were cooking a bird found dead by a pond. Six men from the Nuer tribe stopped in front of Salva's uncle. They asked him "Where they were going and where they were from?"
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War
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Dinka Thoughts
Dinka-Nuer
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Honey-Fruit
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Independence in Kenya
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Crocidile-Lion
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