The Lost Boys of The Sudan (article)

Since 1983, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) has been at war with ...

• Salva's family

• the Sudanese Government

• the Germans

• America

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Of all the children who were displaced, most of them were...

• girls

• friendly

• boys

• women

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The Sudan is in ...

• Africa

• America

• Uganda

• Asia

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The main idea of paragraph one of the article was...

• The war was terrible and many people were hungry.

• Many people, mostly babies, died because of the war.

• Many people, mostly girls, had to leave their homes and many died because of the war in southern Sudan.

• Many people, mostly boys, had to leave their homes and many died because of the war in southern Sudan.

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Many boys were sent from their families because they wanted to find...

• love, a car, food, a place to sleep

• safety, peace, jobs, schooling

• weapons, food, supplies

• a college to attend, animals, caves

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"Continually under threat, they would flee for their lives, losing their way in the wilderness."

In the sentence, Continually means...

• not much

• keeps going; never stops; all the time

• fast; with speed; not slow

• mostly; a large amount

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"Continually under threat, they would flee for their lives, losing their way in the wilderness."

What does "threat" mean in the sentence above?

• safety

• honor

• danger

• pain

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"Continually under threat, they would flee for their lives, losing their way in the wilderness."

What does "flee" mean in the sentence above?

• to fear

• to run

• to attack

• to answer

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An organization that helps people in a time of emergency or disaster.

• The Mint Hill Miners

• The NAACP

• The United Workers of the World

• The Red Cross

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Some of the "Lost Boys" were...

• reunited with their families

• rich and famous

• made kings

• happy to be in the war

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