Setting
Characters
Conflict
Plot
Chapter 7-9
100
What are the two years in which the story takes place?
What is 1985 and 2008
100
Who is the main character in the 1985 part of the story?
What is Salva.
100
What are the two types of conflict?
What is External and Internal.
100
What is the beginning of the story called? When setting and characters are introduced.
What is The exposition.
100
Who helps Salva make his way across the desert?
What is His uncle.
200
In what country does the story begin?
What is Sudan (South Sudan).
200
Who is the main character in the 2008 part of the story?
What is Nya
200
Name ONE external conflict that Salva has to face.
What is Dehydration/Starvation/Walking/Being Lost/Missing Family/Being Abandoned
200
When the story starts becoming complicated. There is conflict and the action is getting higher.
What is The rising action.
200
What is the solution to the water problem that the nurse gives Nya's mother.
What is The nurse tells Nya's mother that they must boil the water before drinking it.
300
What kind of war is happening between the government and rebels in southern Sudan?
What is a civil war
300
Who becomes Salva's good friend while he is walking East?
What is Marial.
300
What is the conflict between the rebels and the Sudanese government? (Why are they fighting?)
What is The government is trying to turn Sudan into and Islamic country and people are rebelling.
300
The ending.
What is The resolution.
300
What is ONE problem Salva and the group faces when crossing the Nile river?
What is Having to build boats/Mosquitoes/No food/Selfish fisherman/No sleep
400
Where does Nya move to and spend half of her time for seven months of the year?
What is the lake camp to get water.
400
How many siblings does Nya have?
What is 1 older brother and a younger sister and brother. (3)
400
What internal conflict do Nya's parents struggle with?
What is They question whether or not to bring Akeer to the clinic/hospital.
400
The highest point of interest in the story. The biggest action.
What is The climax.
400
What does the group see in the desert that they first believe is a pile of rocks?
What is A group of men collapsed in the desert heat.
500
What river does Salva have to cross?
What is Nile river
500
Which family member does Salva find on this journey? (First name)
What is Uncle Jewiir
500
Where do most of the problems that Nya has come from?
What is The water or lack of water in her life.
500
Events and conflict begin to get resolved and the action drops.
What is The falling action.
500
Once the group crosses the Nile River, what must they now face?
What is The Akobo Desert.
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