Vocabulary
to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve
Veer
How do passengers react when told to board lifeboats?
Some wait for loved ones while others rush ahead.
Why was Salva's father surprised to see him?
He thought that Salva was dead.
What is the setting (time and place) of A Long Walk to Water?
Sudan (Africa), 1985
Where are Lanesha and TaShon when the story begins?
On the roof of their home.
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Hesistate
How does Violet realize the Titanic is sinking?
She notices fewer rows of deck lights each time she counts.
In what country did Salva first become a refugee?
Kenya
What is Salva doing at the beginning of the story?
He is at school when a plane bombs the area.
Who is with them?
Their dog, Spot.
unwillingness, hesitation to do something
Reluctance
Why did the author describe what other passengers were doing?
To show many did not believe the ship was sinking.
What was the church that sponsored Salva to come to the United States.
Episcopal Church
What does the soldier tell Salva to do?
Go with the women and children because he is not yet a man.
What river overflowed and flooded the Ninth Ward?
The Mississippi River.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
Horizon
How do the women in Violet's lifeboat react?
Some cry silently; others cry loudly.
What did Salva establish after coming to the United States?
An organization for clean water ( Water for Sudan)
Why does the soldier point a gun at Salva?
To lift Salva's chin and get a better look at his face.
What does the Noah's Ark reference tell readers?
They are trapped in a flood.
To attract; to strongly hold the interest of.
Fascinate
Why did Violet write her story?
To inform others about surviving the Titanic disaster.
Put these events in order: Salva became a refugee in Kenya, Salva went to Sudan to find his father, Salva established a clean water organization, Salva moved to the United States through church sponsorship.
What does Salva realize at the end of the story?
His group has left him behind alone in the barn.
What two opportunities for rescue do they hope for?
A helicopter or a floating rowboat.