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What can you infer about Salva as a character?
a. He likes going to school and enjoys all of his classes.
b. He does not enjoy school or helping his brothers with chores.
c. He is grateful for an education and appreciates his family.
d. He gets along with his family and peers.
c. He is grateful for an education and appreciates his family.
How does Nya spend her time each day?
a. Bringing water home by walking back and forth to the pond.
b. Babysitting her younger sister, Akeer.
c. Herding her father’s cattle with her brothers.
d. Admiring all the young girls, birds, and cattle at the pond.
a. Bringing water home by walking back and forth to the pond.
Nya’s mother was afraid when her brother and father went off to hunt because
a. They might encounter a lion.
b. They could get lost.
c. They might run into Dinka tribesman.
d. They could run out of water.
c. They might run into Dinka tribesman.
According to the text, Salva’s uncle planned to use his gun for
a. Protection
b. Warnings
c. Tribe Tradition
d. Hunting
d. Hunting
Which word below is NOT a synonym for “relief”?
a. Substitute
b. Comfort
c. Ease
d. Annoyance
d. Annoyance
What is the effect of the following excerpt?
BOOM! Salva turned and looked. Behind him, a huge black cloud of smoke rose. Flames darted out of its base. Overhead, a jet plane veered away like a sleek evil bird.
In the smoke and dust, he couldn’t see the school building anymore. He tripped and almost fell. No more looking back; it slowed him down.
Salva lowered his head and ran.
a. To reflect Salva’s fear and panic.
b. To show an abrupt shift in Salva’s environment.
c. To foreshadow Salva’s severance from the life he knew.
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Which sentence BEST summarizes the relationship between Nya’s tribe, the Nuer, and Salva’s tribe, the Dinka.
a. The Nuer and Dinka could have worked together to collect water and fight against invaders.
b. The Nuer tribe is a peaceful tribe but the Dinka tribe is violent and often kills members of the Nuer tribe.
c. The Dinka tribe is a peaceful but the Nuer tribe is violent and often kills members of the Dinka tribe.
d. There has been a long war over land and water between the Dinka and the Nuer.
d. There has been a long war over land and water between the Dinka and the Nuer.
Why was Akeer’s laugh “like music” to Nya?
a. Akeer was frequently singing to Nya.
b. Akeer spoke very rhythmically.
c. Nya was relieved that her sister was feeling better.
d. Nya wished her voice sounded as nice as Akeer’s
c. Nya was relieved that her sister was feeling better.
Salva got sick after eating the topi because
a. He ate too fast.
b. The meat was not cooked enough.
c. He was allergic to topi meat.
d. He had the flu.
a. He ate too fast.
Using context clues, determine which word best fits the sentence below.
A ____________ living on the banks of the Nile between the Wadi Halfa and the Assuan are called Barabra.
a. Gourd
b. Thorn
c. Bush
d. Tribe
d. Tribe
Which sentence from the text does NOT illustrate Salva’s uncertainties with his life?
a. Where are we going? Where is my family? When will I see them again?
b. He hurried toward the sound of the voice.
c. Salva lowered his head and ran.
d. Salva could feel that something was wrong.
b. He hurried toward the sound of the voice.
Buksa finds the beehive by
a. Listening for the sound of the bees buzzing.
b. Following the call of the honey guide.
c. Seeing a swarm of bees near a tree.
d. Looking for a certain type of tree.
b. Following the call of the honey guide.
Which quote shows that Salva’s family was well-off compared to the others in his village?
a. “His family owned many cattle…”
b. “As a special treat, his father sometimes bought mangoes.”
c. “Uncle shared his food with Salva.”
d. “The fishermen gave him [Salva’s uncle] food without having to be asked.”
a. “His family owned many cattle…”
Which of the following themes BEST describes the lesson that Salva learns after Marial disappears?
a. People from other cultures are really very much like us.
b. When dealing with loss, inactivity is the enemy.
c. Friends are a person’s most valuable possession.
d. To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.
b. When dealing with loss, inactivity is the enemy.
Using context clues, determine the BEST word to fit the sentence.
She had trouble keeping awake as he ____________ on about himself.
a. Dress
b. Shrouded
c. Scanned
d. Droned
d. Droned
How does Salva’s realization that his “group had left him” and that, “He was alone” propel the action of the story?
a. It provides the exposition by setting up the main conflict of Salva being alone.
b. It begins the rising action by showing that Salva is an unwanted child.
c. It continues the rising action by creating more problems for Salva in his journey to escape the war.
d. It creates a climax to show that Salva must accept that he is alone.
c. It continues the rising action by creating more problems for Salva in his journey to escape the war.
The following reasons were all given by the group for NOT taking Salva with them EXCEPT
a. “He is a child…He will slow us down”
b. “Another mouth to feed? It is already hard enough to find food.”
c. “He is so small and weak. He will not be able to walk far.”
d. “He is too young to do any real work – he’ll be of no help to us.”
c. “He is so small and weak. He will not be able to walk far.”
Which sentence from A Long Walk to Water indicated that Marial is not from Salva’s village? (Chapter 5)
a. “He had managed to save one last piece of honeycomb and had wrapped it carefully in a leaf.”
b. “After a moment’s silence, he turned away and began searching the crowd again.”
c. “The boy spoke Dinka but with a different accent.”
d. “East of Sudan is Ethiopa.”
c. “The boy spoke Dinka but with a different accent.”
Why did Salva think a lion took Marial?
a. the men keeping watch saw the lion but were not able to scare it away
b. a trail of blood led back to a lion’s den
c. there was so much blood only a lion could have done it
d. there was blood left and a lion would have easily been able to sneak into camp
d. there was blood left and a lion would have easily been able to sneak into camp
Using context clues, determine which word best fits the sentence below.
No smiles, no jokes, no foolishness whatsoever—he was most ______________ and his eyes focused somewhere far beyond the audience as he remembered the day he lost his friend.
a. relentless
b. gingerly
c. solemn
d. desperate
c. solemn
Which word best describes Nya in Chapter Four?
a. Eager
b. Patient
c. Angry
d. Morose
b. Patient
The character Buksa adds what to the story?
a. Fear
b. Comedy
c. Hope
d. Tragedy
c. Hope
Why do you think Salva’s uncle used Salva’s full name when speaking with him?
a. To get his attention.
b. To remind Salva that he was from an important family.
c. He was testing to see if Salva was healthy enough to walk.
d. It was difficult for Salva to hear his uncle speak.
b. To remind Salva that he was from an important family.
The group of people they stumble upon in the desert are dying of ...
a. thirst.
b. disease.
c. starvation.
d. exhaustion.
a. thirst.
Which of the following definitions for the word gauge best fits the context in this sentence from the novel,
"He kept himself awake by counting the strokes of Uncle's paddle and trying to gauge how far the canoe traveled with every twenty strokes."
a. to appraise, estimate, or judge.
b. to make conformable to a standard.
c. to prepare or mix.
d. to chip or rub.
a. to appraise, estimate, or judge.