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

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

• girls

• friendly

• boys

• women

The Sudan is in ...

• Africa

• America

• Uganda

• Asia

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.

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

"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

"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

"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

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

Some of the "Lost Boys" were...

• reunited with their families

• rich and famous

• made kings

• happy to be in the war