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What do you think the rebels symbolize?

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Why did Salva run away from his home when the rebels started to fight?

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Why do you think Salva was chosen to go to New York, and are any other boys going to the same place as him?

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Does Salva come from a rich family or a poor family? How do you know?

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Does Salva or Nya have any siblings? If so, are they younger or older than them?

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During the book, Salva doesn't cry when his uncle dies. Why is that?

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Why do the Dinka people think a while before they let Salva travel with them even though he is Dinka?

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Why did the people murder Uncle Jewiir and laugh after he died?

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How are Nya and Salva's stories related?

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What are some differences between Nya's and Salva's stories?

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What do Salva and Nya have in common about their hardships?

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How does Salva's dad bring Salva mangoes?

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How does Salva's dad bring Salva mangoes?

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Why did Salva not turn to his home when they had to evacuate?d

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Why do you think Salva's village left him at the barn?

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Near the beginning of the book Salva was traveling by himself and his uncle stumbles upon him. This was clearly not an accident by the  author, so what do you think the uncle represented in the book?

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Do you think that salva always wondering if he will find his family may lead to him finding them in a mediforical Sence?

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In the beginning of the book, Salva must run away from the only home he's ever known, and hide from the war. He doesn't want to leave his family, but when he sees guns and people running, he heads into the bush. What do you think was going on in Salva's head when he thought he was never going to see his family again

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Bad things keep happening to Salva. The fighting starts, his tribe leaves him, the old lady leaves him, and then something terrible happens to Marial. What do you think the author is trying to tell us?

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When Salva spends some time with the old lady he met with, she supplies him with food and water for the time being. She later leaves him, refusing to let him join her for fear of being captured, leaving him to fend for himself. What do you think this symbolizes in the book?

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Why do bad things happen to good people, for example, Salva?

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Nya goes on a two hour trip from the pond to her home every day for six months of the year only staying at home for one meal. Her trip is monotonous. What dose this symbolize in the book?

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Why did Marial leave the camp site? Did he get eaten by wolves?

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I know I keep focusing on how bad Salva's luck seems, but this section on page 43 really stood out to me. It talks about how the boat builders worked quickly, although they didn't know how far away the war actually was, it could be miles away or a plane could be just overhead. Why do you think the author included that they were working quickly and the reason why? Does this make sense(by that I mean that they are working quickly) considering what has happened to this group of people?

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How has Salva recovered from the lost of his best friend, Marial?

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When Uncle used his full name, why was Salva inspired to keep on moving throughout the desert?

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When the fisherman gave uncle food because they were scared of his gun why didn't they also give him nets to keep the mosquitos away?

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Does Salva really believe that his family is dead?

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Nya's sister is really sick. She needs to have her water boiled for 100 counts. Nya says she'll has to drink as soon as she reaches the pond and will never be able to stop Akeer from doing the same. What do you think their family will do?

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On page 59, Salva thought, "If he were older and stronger, would he have given water to those men? Or would he, like most of the group, have kept his water for himself?" What do you think?

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Nya's sister has the medicine she needed but she also need's fresh clean water. What do you think Nya and her family try to do for her?

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On page 75 it talks about how dangerous the Gilo River is.What do you think Salva will do?

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When Uncle was shot by the rebels, if Salva been older do you think that he would help Uncle, or stand aside like all of the other men of the group?

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Why did the soldiers want to kill Uncle? Was it because he was the leader of the group?

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Does anyone think that there are boats at the gilo river and if so, large enough to protect from the crocodiles?

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When Salva becomes leader of a group of young boys heading to Kenya, why do you think he didn't give up after he realized he was leading them in circles?

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Why do you think that after Salva's uncle died that the group was no longer excepting of Salva?

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During the book you notice that the author seems to constantly highlight the danger and horror of his war-torn country, what do you think his country symbolizes in the book? -11/12/2017

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On page 92, Salva receives new clothes and will be getting more in New York. Why do you think he was so surprised about wearing them all at once? -11/13/17

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Why do the soldiers shoot the people that were swimming across the river when they know that they were drowning and being eaten by crocodiles?

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Do you think Salva deserves going to America? Why or why not?

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Why did the soldiers shoot at the refugees that were trying to cross the river? They only needed to shoot a few times into the air to get them to get into the river and either drown or be eaten by the crocodiles. This seemed like a waste of ammo in a country that does not have a lot of money to buy more.

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Why did the boss of the drilling team want to continue the drilling, even after all the leaks?

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Do you think Salva would step up and lead the group to the camp.

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Why did the people kill the uncle and think it was funny?

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How are Nya and Salva alike? How are they different?

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Why would Salvas dad want to be the village judge?

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What do Salva and Nya have in common about their hardships?

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How did the family even survive if she just dug a small hole as deep as her arm?

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Why was Salva so determined to learn english?

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How would you feel if you were in Salva's shoes?

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The major plot point of this book is Salva's journey to escape the war in his home country of Sudan, so I want to try and consider what the theme of that could be, like what theme could you draw from just the hardships and journeys Salva has gone through? And why do you believe your theme?

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why do you think Salva started a charity where they built wells for South Sudan towns besides being nice? He had no personal struggle to get water when he lived in his village.

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Salva is a young boy with a bright future ahead of him, so why does the author stop the story when Salva reaches adulthood?

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What do you think happen to Marial?

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How is Salvas life affected by the war

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How would you feel if you had to walk to a well to retrieve water for you family on a trip that takes eight hours and do it twice a day?

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If Salva had not come to Nya's village to find water and build schools, how do you think Nya's life would have been different? Would she keep walking to the pond? Would they keep drinking dirty water? Would Nya never go to school?

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Why did Salva think the woman with the orange scarf was his mother? Give more details than the fact that they looked the same and had the same features.

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At the end of the book, Salva runs around his house running

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Will Salvia ever find his family?

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Do you think Salva would reunite with his family after raising money for Sudan?

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When he started the project he didn't know how he was going to help. How did he finally decided he was going to build wells and schools?

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What made Salva finally realize that his family was most likely killed when his village was attacked?

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What did uncle's death symbolize, if it did at all?

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Is Salva ever going to return back home? Will he ever be reunited with his family in his village?

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I want you to consider through this entire book what is the main message and concept the author wants you to leave with when you finish the book, why do you think this is the message she wants to send?

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From all the interviews and presentations will Salva earn enough money to rebuild his village?