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A Refugee Remembers- The Story of John Bul Dau

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What point of view is the story told in?

a)

Third person

b)

Fifth person

c)

First person

d)

Second person

2.

Which is an example of a simile?

a)

I was feeling tense all over.

b)

My village was being shelled.

c)

We ducked into the forest.

d)

It was dark as the bottom of a well.

3.

Where is the refugee camp John Bul Dau needs to walk 300 miles to?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Kenya

c)

Sudan

d)

USA

4.

How old was John Bul Dau whe he started First Grade?

a)

4

b)

14

c)

18

d)

8

5.

What is resettlement?

a)

Getting lost

b)

Removing something

c)

Remembering something

d)

Moving somewhere else

6.

What metaphor does John Bul Dau use for a lot of mail?

a)

A hill

b)

A river

c)

A mountain

d)

A pek

7.

What do the male elders mean when they tell the  refugees to 'remember who you are'

a)

They thought the refugees forgot their names.

b)

They want the refugees to remember their culture and heritage.

c)

They want the refugees to bring them a present.

d)

They want the refugees to remember them.

8.

What was one thing that helped John adapt to life in America?

4 lines
9.

In your own words, why is John no longer a 'lost boy'.

4 lines
10.

What is an autobiography?

a)

A story of a person's life written by someone else.

b)

A story of someone's life written by that person.

c)

A fictional story written by someone.

d)

A story of someone's life but we don;t know who wrote it.