God Grew Tired of Us

What tribe did the boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" belong to?

• Dinka

• Nuer

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What refugee camp were the boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" living in before they came to the U.S.?

• Ifo Refugee Camp

• Kakuma Refugee Camp

• Itang Refugee Camp

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The experience of the boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" in the refugee camp was different from Salva's in one aspect. Unlike Salva, they were able to...

• get a job

• go to school

• go to college

• build houses

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Both Salva and the boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" were selected to come to the United States because they were considered Lost Boys who had lost their homes and families.

• True

• False

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Both Salva and the boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" had to take many airplanes before arriving at their destination in the United States.

• True

• False

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Both Salva and the boys in "God Grew Tired of Us" were sent to live with a foster family in the United States.

• True

• False

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List FIVE things the man in "God Grew Tired of Us" had to teach the Lost Boys when they arrived in their new apartment in the United States (example: how to use an alarm clock).

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Which of the 3 Lost Boys got a job at a factory and at McDonald's?

• John Bul Dau

• Daniel Pach

• Panther Bior

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Which of the 3 Lost Boys joined the Job Corps to help pay for college and had to move out of his apartment and into a college dorm?

• John Bul Dau

• Daniel Pach

• Panther Bior

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Which of the 3 Lost Boys received a letter sayin that his family was alive and living in Uganda? Because of this news, this person stopped going to school and starting working more hours to send money back home.

• John Bul Dau

• Daniel Pach

• Panther Bior

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