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Lost Boys of Sudan '23

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Someone who has been forced to leave a country because of war or for religious or political reasons

a)

Soldier

b)

Refugee

c)

severe

d)

foraging

2.

Searching for something (such as food or supplies)

a)

foraging

b)

aching

c)

fleeing

d)

eating

3.

Running away from a place or danger

a)

fleeing

b)

jogging

c)

dancing

d)

entering

4.

The first group of people Garang _______________ were a small group of women washing clothes in a river.

a)

encountered

b)

looked

c)

tattered

d)

crossed

5.

A type of flat, round seed that is related to the pea and is eaten as a vegetable

a)

cookie

b)

taco

c)

tortilla

d)

lentil

6.

The group decided that Chuti would go in the truck to other refugee camp, while the rest would walk to ____________.

a)

Kenya

b)

the United States

c)

Asia

d)

Mexico

7.

There was a war happening in the country of _________________.

a)

Sudan

b)

Mexico

c)

Asia

d)

The United States

8.

_______________ offered to give Garang and his brothers a home. This help was part of the resettlement program.

a)

Mexico

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

The United States

9.

The word ____________ means "a long trip."

a)

effort

b)

journey

c)

education

d)

dangerous

10.

Where are Garang and the other boys when their village is attacked?

a)

tending their cattle

b)

choosing their leaders

c)

playing in their homes

d)

walking to their school

11.

How do Garang and the other boys live through the trip to Ethiopia?

a)

They find soldiers to show them the way.

b)

They work together and help one another

c)

They meet people from the refugee camp.

d)

They ask adults to lead them and take care of them.

12.

How does Garang find the courage to move to the United States?

a)

He wants to find Chuti's parents.

b)

He remembers his father's words.

c)

He remembers how he crossed the river.

d)

He wants to set an example for his group.

13.

Why does Garang decide to attend school in the Ethiopian refugee camp?

a)

because he wants to honor his parents.

b)

because he needs to take care of Chuti.

c)

because he wants to spend more time with Tom.

d)

because he needs to hide from the soldiers.

14.

What is a theme in "Brothers in Hope"?

a)

focus on hope in times of trouble

b)

give up when things get hard

c)

the Sudanese wilderness is dangerous

d)

only the strong survive

15.

What provides Garang with hope for his future?

a)

school

b)

cattle

c)

food

d)

the river

16.

Which word means "not safe"?

a)

dangerous

b)

tend

c)

effort

d)

emerge

17.

Which word means "to come out of a place"?

a)

emerge

b)

tend

c)

education

d)

museum

18.

Garang was worried about _______ when he was told he would be moving to U.S.

a)

The food

b)

if people would accept him

c)

learning English

d)

missing his family

19.

Why did the Lost Boys begin their journey?

a)

There was a terrible drought and famine.

b)

The civil war came to their village.

c)

They were going to a cattle camp.

20.

What did they eat on their journey?

a)

The rice in the forest

b)

The potatoes they brought with them

c)

Any plants they could find

21.

What are all of the dangers the Lost Boys faced along their journey? Select 3

a)

animal attack

b)

malnutrition

c)

disease

d)

bad attitudes

e)

boredom

22.
Where did they go?
a)
Uganda
b)
Ethiopia, Kenya
c)
Ethiopia, Somalia
d)
South Sudan
23.
Hundreds of Sudanese boys were given new homes in the U.S. because they could not go back to their homes in Sudan.  This is an example of:
a)
assimilation
b)
acculturation
c)
resettlement
24.

_______________ is where displaced people go to be safer.

a)

grocery store

b)

jail

c)

nowhere

d)

refugee camp

25.
What continent is this?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Europe