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Why are the villagers celebrating the dirty water spraying from the borehole?Why does Nya still have to walk for water? (Ch. 15)

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Why are the villagers celebrating the dirty water spraying from the borehole?Why does Nya still have to walk for water? (Ch. 15)

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How much time has now passed since Salva fled from his school? (Ch. 14)

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How much time has now passed since Salva fled from his school? (Ch. 14)

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What was life like in the Kakuma and Ifo refugee camps? How did they compare? (Ch. 14)

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What was life like in the Kakuma and Ifo refugee camps? How did they compare? (Ch. 14)

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Why isn’t Nya happy when the borehole water starts flowing? (Ch. 14)

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Why isn’t Nya happy when the borehole water starts flowing? (Ch. 14)

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How does Salva’s role change when he joins up with his next group? (Ch. 13)

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How does Salva’s role change when he joins up with his next group? (Ch. 13)

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Describe the Gilo River crossing from start to finish. (Ch. 13)

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Describe the Gilo River crossing from start to finish. (Ch. 13)

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How did “the boss” handle the drilling crew when the bag kept springing leaks? Whatcharacter trait(s) does this show? (Ch. 13)

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How did “the boss” handle the drilling crew when the bag kept springing leaks? Whatcharacter trait(s) does this show? (Ch. 13)

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What does the “orange scarf” woman force Salva to admit to himself? How does hecontinue to go on, despite the “black despair of nothingness” he is feeling? (Ch. 12)

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What does the “orange scarf” woman force Salva to admit to himself? How does hecontinue to go on, despite the “black despair of nothingness” he is feeling? (Ch. 12)

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What are the villagers doing, and how do they feel about this work? (Ch. 12)

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What are the villagers doing, and how do they feel about this work? (Ch. 12)

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What is the “red giraffe?” Why might Nya describe it this way? (Ch. 12)

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What is the “red giraffe?” Why might Nya describe it this way? (Ch. 12)

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When he arrives at Itang, Salva sees, “orange… an orange headscarf,” and starts following it. Why? What is he thinking? What led you to this inference? (Ch. 11)

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When he arrives at Itang, Salva sees, “orange… an orange headscarf,” and starts following it. Why? What is he thinking? What led you to this inference? (Ch. 11)

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What keeps Salva going after all this tragedy? (Ch. 11) 

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What keeps Salva going after all this tragedy? (Ch. 11) 

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Why would these men attack fellow southerners? (Ch. 10)

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Why would these men attack fellow southerners? (Ch. 10)

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Who were the men who approached Salva’s group? How does Salva know who they are? (Ch. 10)

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Who were the men who approached Salva’s group? How does Salva know who they are? (Ch. 10)

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Why is Nya so confused about the visitors? (Ch. 10)

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Why is Nya so confused about the visitors? (Ch. 10)

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How does Uncle get Salva through the desert? (Ch. 9)

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How does Uncle get Salva through the desert? (Ch. 9)

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How did Salva stubbing his toe almost lead to a very different outcome for him? (Ch. 9)

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How did Salva stubbing his toe almost lead to a very different outcome for him? (Ch. 9)

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Why do all the fishermen disappear so quickly at sunset? (Ch. 8)

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Why do all the fishermen disappear so quickly at sunset? (Ch. 8)

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After Akeer was treated at the hospital, the nurse told Nya’s mother how to preventillness in the future. Why did this worry their mother? (Ch. 8)

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After Akeer was treated at the hospital, the nurse told Nya’s mother how to preventillness in the future. Why did this worry their mother? (Ch. 8)

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How does Uncle help Salva through this traumatic event? (Ch. 7)

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How does Uncle help Salva through this traumatic event? (Ch. 7)

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Describe the effects of water-borne illness. (Ch. 7)

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Describe the effects of water-borne illness. (Ch. 7)

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What happens to Mariel in the Atuot region? (Ch. 6)

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What happens to Mariel in the Atuot region? (Ch. 6)

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What do we now know about Salva’s and Nya’s tribes? What inferences can we makebased on this information? (Ch.6)

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What do we now know about Salva’s and Nya’s tribes? What inferences can we makebased on this information? (Ch.6)

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How did Salva know that Marial was not from his village?

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How did Salva know that Marial was not from his village?

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How is Nya’s water collection different at the lake camp?

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How is Nya’s water collection different at the lake camp?

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Describe a day in Salva's new life (Ch.4)

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Describe a day in Salva's new life (Ch.4)

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What was the old woman's reasoning for not bringing Salva along with her? (Ch.3)

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What was the old woman's reasoning for not bringing Salva along with her? (Ch.3)

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What does Salva mean when he says "everything was upside down?"

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What does Salva mean when he says "everything was upside down?"

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Do you think Salva and Nya will ever meet?

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Do you think Salva and Nya will ever meet?

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How was Salva displaced, and how would that make him feel?

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How was Salva displaced, and how would that make him feel?