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How many brothers and sisters did Salva have
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Salva had three brother and two sisters
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When did boys in Salva's village start going to school
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The boys in Salva's village started going to school when their were ten
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Who was fighting the war in Sudan
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Rebels from the southern part of Sudan were fighting the government in the north
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Why were the rebels fighting against the government
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The government were forcing every one to become Islamic.
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During Nya's many trips to get water, what did she have to worry about
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During Nya's many trips to get water she had to worry about, the heat, time, and where she walk like the thorns, or spiky plants.
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Who was the village Loun-Ariik named after
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The village Loun-Ariik was named after Salva's grandfather because he sacrifice his shelf to protect the village.
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What happened to Salva when he slept in the barn with the villagers from Loun-Ariik
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When Salva slept in the barn with the villagers from Loun-Ariik they left him because they felt like he was slowing them down.
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What did Nya wear on her head to help her carry the container of water back home
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Nya wear a padded cloth donut on her head to help her carry the container of water back home.
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What did the old woman give Salva to eat
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The old woman gave salva a bag of peanuts.
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Why did Nya's mother want her to take Akeer with her to get water
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Nya's mother wanted her to take Akeer with her to get water because her mother wanted Akeer to learn.
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How long did Nya's family live at the big lake
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Nya's family live at the big lake for five mouths during the dry season.
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Who did Salva meet while searching the camp for his family
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Salva meat a friend name Marial while searching for his family at the camp.
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In the Dinka languages, what were the Atuot people called
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In the Dinka languages, the Atuot people were called ' The people of the lion".
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What did Nya like about the lake camp
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what Nya liked about the camp was that she did not have to walk along way to go get water.
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Who did Salva meet in the land of the Atuot people
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Salva meat his uncle in the land of the Atout people.
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What did Salva's uncle have that made people respect him
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Salva's made people respect him be caring a rifle (a gun) and promised that he would get them something to eat
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What did Uncle shoot for their first meal
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What uncle shot for their first meal was a young antelope, the kind called a Topi.
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Who was the chief of Nya's village
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Nya's uncle was the chief of the village
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What were the symptoms of Akeer's illness
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The symptoms of Akeer's illness was constant complain about stomach pains craps.
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How was Marial killed
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Marial got killed by a lion when he was sound asleep at the camp.
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Part Two Review
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Part Two Review
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What is the longest river in the world? The mother of all life in Sudan
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The longest river in Sudan is the Nile.
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What did they use to make canoes to cross the river
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The used papyrus weeds to build the canoes.
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How did Akeer become sick
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Akeer became sick by drinking bad water
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How long did they have to boil the water for Akeer to drink
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They have to boil the water for 200 count for Akeer to drink
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Then the sun touched the horizon, why did the fishermen abruptly go to their tents
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The fishermen would go in the tent, so they would not get bitten by mosquitos
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Which mosquito bites did Salva think we the worst
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Salva thought the worst mosquito were the ones where he could not scratch
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What was the only thing green that could survive in the desert
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The only thing green that could survive in the desert tiny evergreen acacia bushes.
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What made Salva cry when he was in the desert
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When Salva was in the desert he stubbed his toe and that made him cry
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What was Salva's full name
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Salva Mawien Dut Ariik
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Where did the men in the jeep say they could find water
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The men in the jeep say they could find water between the two largest trees .
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How did Salva's Uncle die
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Salva uncle died because six bandits took all of his stuffed, tied him up to a tree and they shout him three times
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Who were most of the people at the refugee camp in Itang
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Most of the people at the refugee camp in Itang were refuges that were young boys and young man.
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What color headscarf did Salva's mother generally wear
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Salva's mother generally wears a orange headscarf
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How long was Salva at the Itang refugee camp
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Salva lived the Itang refugee camp for six years
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How many people died trying to cross the Gilo river to get out of Ethiopia
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At least thousand of people died trying to cross the Gilo river to get out of Ethiopia
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Where did Salva decide to go after he left Ethiopia
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Salva decide to walk south to Kenya after he left Ethiopia.
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What jobs did Salva give the boys
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Salva got the three boy to go collect fire wood, stand on guard while every on asleep and hunted for food.
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How many boys arrived in Kenya
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More than 1200 boy arrived
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How long did it take to get from Ethiopia to Kenya
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He took a half of a year to get to Ethiopia to get to Kenya
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How many letters are in the Arabic alphabet
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They are 28 letters are in the Arabic alphabet
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What were the Sudan refugees being called in America
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Sudan refugees were being called The Lost Boys of Sudan in America.
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How many other boys were travelling to America with Salva
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They were 8 other boys with Salva were travelling to America.
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Part Three
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What new clothes did Salva get
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Salva news clothes that he got was underwear, socks, sneakers, a pair of long socks, t shirts and a long sleeve shirt
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How many planes did it take to get Salva to his new home
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Salva had to take 3 plains to get to his new home
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What were they going to build in Nya's village next to the water pump
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They were going to build a school next to the water pump.
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What was Salva studying in college
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Salva studied business in collage
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Who did Salva get an email from telling him about his father
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Salva got a email from his cousin telling him about his father
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How long had it been since Salva had seen his father
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It was almost 19 years since he saw his father
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What was the Dinka was of welcoming someone who was lost and is found again
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Dinka was of welcoming someone who was lost and is found again by sprinkling water on there head and was a blessing
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Which of Salva's brothers survived
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Only ring had only survived in the war out of Salvas three brothers
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Why was Salva's father sick
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Salva father got sick because he drank years of bad water
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did the idea come to Salva that he could help the people of Sudan
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An idea come to Salva that he could help the people of Sudan when he was on a plain ride back to America
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How did Salva raise money for the project
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Salva raised money by giving speeches about his life in Sudan to the school.
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What was the name of the school in America that helped raise money for the well to be dug
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The name of the school in America that helped raise money for the well to be dug was Elm Street School.
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What did Nya say to Salva when they met
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when Nya met salva, Nya said hello and said thank you
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