Setting
What country and continent does the novel take place in?
Country - Southern Sudan
Continent - Africa
What genre is Salva's story?
Non-fiction
What genre is Nya's story?
Historical fiction
Who is the author of A Long Walk to Water?
Linda Sue Park
The government wanted everyone in the north to be ____________ (religion).
The government wanted everyone in the north to be Muslim.
What is the name of the river between Ethiopia and Sudan?
The Gilo River
Which tribe does Salva belong to?
The Dinka Tribe.
What tribe did Nya belong to?
The Nuer Tribe.
What do the markings on a man's face indicate?
Who are the men that come upon Salva and his group?
Men from the Nuer tribe.
What country does Salva lead the boys to?
Kenya
What is the name of the village Salva is from?
Loun-Ariik
True or False: Nya and her sisters walk to school every morning.
False - Where do they walk every morning?
How is Marial killed? What type of conflict is this?
Marial is eaten by a lion. The conflict is Man vs. Nature.
How old is Salva when the war comes to his village?
Salva is 11 years old when the war comes to his village.
When does Salva attend school?
Salva attends school during the rainy season.
True or False: Salva and his Uncle are similar because they both became leaders of their groups and helped them progress and survive.
True
What caused Nya's sister Akeer's illness? How did she get this illness?
Akeer had a water-borne illness from drinking dirty water.
Salva is often rejected because of his age. The conflict is Man vs. Man.
Why did Uncle get automatic respect from the other refugees?
Uncle got automatic respect from the other refugees because he had a gun.
Why was Salva worried about traveling to Ethiopia?
Salva was worried his family wouldn't find him if he went to another country.
"Nobody talked about it, but by the end of the first day Salva had become the leader of a group of about fifteen hundred boys." What is the name of the group?
The Lost Boys
What did they build in Nya's village? What is the name of the place? Why is it named that?
They built a school in Nya's village. The name was the Elm Street School after a school in America where the kids raised money for the well.
DOUBLE POINTS: What is a good theme for A Long Walk to Water and why?
Student choice
What is most likely the reason Uncle was killed by the Nuer men?
Uncle was killed by the Nuer men because he was the leader and he was Dinka.