A Long Walk to Water - Chapter 1
Boy
Who does Salva join on his walk?
Other villagers from his home village: Loun-Ariik.
Nya stated, "there was always so much life around the _____"
pond
In traditional Indian culture, it is customary for men to wear a dhoti, a piece of cloth tied around the waist and legs.
Declarative
The word centimeter contains the root cent. What does the root cent mean?
B) one hundred
Salva's three older ___________ went to school when they turned ten. His two sisters ___________ stayed home.
brothers
sisters
Where does the group of walkers arrive in the evening?
What caused Nya's foot to be sore with pain?
thorn
The audience's thunderous applause left me completely speechless!
Exclamatory
The word missile contains the root miss. What does the root miss mean?
A) Far away
B) Break or Bust
C) Send
C) Send
In school, Salva learned ______________.
At home, Salva spoke the language of his tribe, the _____________.
Dinka
What decision does Salva have to make upon entering the camp?
How did Salva know that the woman was from the Dinka tribe?
she had the same scars on her forehead
The author finally received recognition for his great work after his children found his old manuscript in the attic and published it.
Declarative
The word congregate contains the root greg. What does the root greg mean?
A) GROUP
B) BIRTH OR KIND
C) SHAPE
A) GROUP
What three challenges did Nya face on her walk "there."
heat, time, and thorns
What uncertainty does the group face in the morning?How do they decide what to do?
Not everyone wants to go with the rebels.
After a soldier beats a man for resisting, no one protests.
.
Why can't Salva go with the old woman?
it will be too dangerous
I feel like a completely new person now that my fever has broken!
Exclamatory
The word visual contains the root vis. What does the root vis mean?
A) SHAPES OR LINES
B)THE STUDY OF SOMETHING
C) SEE
C) SEE
The war had started two years earlier, Salva was young and didn't understand everything about it, but he knew that rebels from the Southern part of Sudan, where his family lived, were fighting against the government , which was in the north. So he knew that the war was between the South and the North. Salva also knew that the North was Muslim and they wanted everyone else to be Muslim (a place where the beliefs of Islam were followed) and this was why they were fighting.
From what perspective/point of view is the story told?
Third-person omniscient
What did the old lady give Salva?
2 handfulls of peanuts
Which of these professions do you think requires more formal education—being a lawyer or being a college professor?
interrogative
The word jurisdiction contains the root jur. What does the root jur mean?
A) DO OR MAKE
B) BAD OR EVIL
C) LAW
C) LAW