A Long Walk to Water
Setting of A Long Walk to Water
Salva
Vocab/Parts of Speech
Ch. 15 and 16 of A Long Walk to Water
100
Why was there a war in Sudan?
A. The government wanted all tribes to send their daughters to school.
B. The government wanted all of Sudan to become Muslim, but the people in the south had different religions and did not want to practice Islam.
C. The government forced all people to speak Arabic.
D. The government and Dinka tribes were fighting over water rights.
The government wanted all of Sudan to become Muslim, but the people in the south had different religions and did not want to practice Islam.
100
Where are both Nya and Salva from?
Southern Sudan
100
Salva was the leader of this group of people who wandered for weeks or months at a time before finding refugee camps.
The Lost Boys
100
a person, place, thing, or idea is..
A. adjective
B. Adverb
C. noun
C. NOUN
100
Which piece of evidence from a Long Walk to Water explains where the cleanest water is found?
A. "Even though the water spraying out of the borehole was brown and muddy..."
B. "Yet another walk to the pond."
C. "...to make sure of getting deep enough into good clean water underground."
D. "Nya went to Quik Trip and found her way to the bottled water."
What is C. "...to make sure of getting deep enough into good clean water underground."
200
What is the central idea of Salva's story in Chapter 1?
A. Boys in Sudan need to honor their fathers
B. Students should learn the importance of following directions from teachers
C. Life is easier for those who follow the laws of the government.
D. Life can change quickly from one moment to the next.
Life can change from one moment to the next.
200
What was the official language of the Sudanese government?
A. Arabic
B. English
C. French
D. Igbo
Arabic
200
What was one of Salva's biggest struggles or adjustments when he arrived to America?
One or more of these answers are acceptable: the -climate or weather
understanding the language or
American culture
200
Sam was so bewildered and lost in the woods because his compass and map were taking him in the wrong direction
Bewildered means...
puzzled or confused
200
Why did Nya frown after water sprayed out of the borehole?
It was full of mud
300
Why don't Salva's sisters, Akit and Agnath not go to school?
They are girls, and girls had to take care of the household responsibilities(cooking,cleaning, fetching water etc). They did not have time to go to school.
300
What was the name of Nya's tribe?
A. Dinka
B. Nuer
C. Nuba
B. Nuer
300
About how old was Salva when he learned his father was in the hospital?
A. 11 years old
B. 23 years old
C. 18 years old
D. 50 years old
B. 23 years old
300
Michael provided aid to Salva at the Ifo refugee camp He worked with Salva and began teaching him to learn the letters of the English alphabet. Aid means..
help
300
Who is Michael?
Aide Worker
400
Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:“When he got to the door, he looked out. Everyone was running—men, children, women carrying babies. The air was full of dust that had been kicked up by all those running feet. Some of the men were shouting and waving guns.” This excerpt indicates to the reader that something is disrupting the normal day in Salva’s village. What has happened?
A. Tornado
B. A massive rainstorm
C. An elephant stampede
D. A battle between the army and rebels
A battle between the army and rebels
400
Where was the first Refugee camp that Salva made it to?
Ethiopia
400
In ch. 16, Salva learns that his father is in a United Nations clinic and that he has had stomach surgery. Based on what you know about Sudan and what happens to Akeer, make an Inference on what made his father sick.
The water in Sudan made him sick
400
The children had the notion that they could build a giant sandcastle. Notion means...
idea or belief
400
What are the 3 requirements for a boy getting on the list to go to America? You must be:
A. healthy, married and have a family in the USA
B. orphaned, married and healthy
C. orphaned, healthy and not a rebel soldier
D. Married, Not a soldier and family in the USA
orphaned, healthy and not a rebel soldier
500
Based on the picture and your knowledge of the book, what can you infer has taken place in this village?
A. A recent rain has filled the well
B. The villagers have recently received a new shipment of plastic water containers
C. An aid organization has donated equipment for a well
D. People from a neighboring village have heard about the well and have come to this village to steal water
An aid organization has donated equipment for a well
500
Based on the map, why do you think Sudan might be likely to have a civil war?
A. The map shows only one river in Sudan. It might be difficult to travel in the country.
B. The map shows seven tribes in Sudan. It might be difficult for all the tribes to cooperate(get along).
C. The map shows only three cities. The cities could be fighting over which city is the capital
D. The map shows nine neighboring countries. Some of those countries could be trying to take over parts of Sudan.
The map shows seven tribes in Sudan. It might be difficult for all the tribes to cooperate(get along).
500
Why did Salva make plans to fly back to Sudan?
A. He thought his new family did not want him anymore
B. He was too homesick and needed to go back to his country
C. He was contacted by his cousin who found his father.
C. He was contacted by his cousin who found his father.
500
The volcano erupted in a sudden and powerful rage of fire and rocks. What part of speech is the word rage?
A. verb
B. noun
C. adjective
B. Noun(rage- describes a thing which the volcano
500
What can you infer Salva is going to do to help the people South Sudan?
To help his people get clean water