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WorksheetsRunning for My Life
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Running for my Life is which type of book?
fantasy
science fiction
non fiction
comic book
Running for my life is written in what point of view?
First person
Third person
Second person
The narrator of Running for my Life is
Dr. Ben Carson
An unnamed narrator
Lopez Lomong
What is the setting at the beginning of the book?
A church in America
a church in Sudan
South Africa
China
What life-changing event happed to the author at the beginning of the book?
He flew on an airplane for the first time
He won an Olympic medal
He got sick with malaria
He was kidnapped by soldiers
Lopez Lomong's nickname was what?
Lomong
Lopepe
Lopez
Who helped Lopepe escape from the rebel camp?
His big brother
His three teenage friends; his "angels"
One of the soldiers
Lopez escaped and ended up in a place know as Kakuma. What was Kakuma?
(a)
In the refugee camp, there was one thing the boys liked to do. What was it?
Running
Playing Soccer
Reading books
In the refugee camp, much of the boys' food came from where?
They hunted wild animals for food
A nice, clean kitchen
U N care packages
The garbage dump
When Lopez was baptized, he was given a new name. What was that name?
Adam
Joseph
Lopepe
Zechariah
A farmer who lived near Kakuma let the boys watch ________ on his television for a fee.
Soccer games
The Olympics
American baseball
One event in particular made a strong impression on Lopez when he watched the Olympics. It was something African men never did. What was it?
(a)
In the refugee camp, Lopez Lomong was selected for something very special. What was he selected for?
He was allowed to go to school.
He was chosen to go to America and live with a foster family.
He was chosen to run around the camp.
Lopez was on the airplane for over two days, but he refused the flight attendant's offer of food. Why would he not eat even though he was very hungry?
The food was not what he was accustomed to.
He had no money and he did not understand that the food was already paid for.
He did not like the type of food on the airplane.
Everybody knows that airplane food is terrib.le!
What comical misconception did Lopez Lomong have about Americans?
He though all Americans were rich.
He believed that all Americans were dark-skinned like him.
He thought that the cold weather in America turned all Americans white!
He thought America was a desert like Africa.
Lopez had a big dream. What was it?
To marry an American girl.
to run in the Olympics
To learn English.
To be a doctor.
In the book, Lopez read a book about Jesse Owens. Who was Jesse Owens?
a missionary
a doctor
A famous Olympic runner who was black.
A famous soccer player.
Did Lopez make it to the Olympics?
Yes
No
The Lopez Lomong Foundation raises money for what cause?
(a)
