A
Long
Walk
to
Water
100
How old is Salva and Nya?

11

100

What is a rebel?

A group that fights/rises up against the government

100

The story begins in the country of ______, Africa.

What is the Sudan.

100

What do the boys in the village do that the girls do not get to do?

go to school 

100

Why does Salva's teacher tell them to run into the bush?

Their village was under attack and it would not be safe to go home. 

200

What tribe is Salva a part of?

Dinka

200

What year is Salva's story?

1985

200

What year is Nya's story?

2008

200
How are the people in the first group seperated?

Men & Women / Children / Elderly 

(Who can help fight / who can't)

200

What group does Salva have to join in the first group?

Children

300

What language was Salva studying at the beginning of the story?

Arabic

300

What does Water symbolize in the story?

Life

300

What does Salva finally get to eat?

Honey from the beehive. 

300

What does Nya step on?

a thorn

300

What does Salva's father do for a living ?

village judge & owned cattle

400

What does sluggishly mean?

moving slowly or having little motion

400

What was the name of the woman who let Salva sleep in her barn?

Auntie

400

What does a gun/weapon symbolize?

Power

400
The Dinka and ______ people have a history of fighting one another.

What is the Nuer.

400

How does Salva feel about school?

He knows he is lucky to be at school?

500

Why were the rebels fighting?

They did not want to be forced to practice Islam. 

500
What village does Salva live in?

Loun-Ariik 

500

Why does the group leave Salva?

They believe he is a just a kid and that he will complain. 

500

Name Salva's siblings. 


You get 100 points for each sibling that you name. 

Ariik 

Kuol

Ring

Akit

Agnath

500

What is Salva's grandpa's name?

**800 POINT QUESTION**

Ariik 

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