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(1) After leaving Khartoum but before going to the US, Francis spent some time in
Beruit
Nairobi
Rome
Cairo
(2) On Giemma’s farm, Francis slept
in a small room in Giemma’s house
in a rough shelter near the animals
in a barn with the animals
on Giemma’s kitchen floor
(3) When Francis arrived at Giemma’s farm, Giemma’s children
hit him
played with him
talked to him
ignored him
(4) Francis' father was
a soldier
a farmer
a slave
a trader
(5) Francis learned Arabic because
he wanted to understand how Giemma got his power
he knew it would be useful after he escaped
he wanted to be able to talk to Giemma’s children and ask them questions
he believed it was a more important language than Dinka
(6) Francis went to the market
to sell things for his mother
to take a message to his father
to buy things for his mother
to help his friends
(7) When the raiders attacked the market, Francis
tried to escape on his donkey
tried to hide in a basket
was injured by a sword
was forced to stand in a group of children
(8) After Francis tried to escape, Giemma threatened to shoot him but didn’t because
because he felt sorry for Francis
because his wife persuaded him not to
because he was afraid he would be arrested
because Francis was a good worker