A Long Walk to Water - Chapter 1
Boy
Who does Salva join on his walk?
Other villagers from his home village: Loun-Ariik.
Nya stated, "there was always so much life around the _____"
pond
What does drone mean?
B) Going on and on in a boring way.
What is Nya's job for her family?
Go to the pond to get water.
Salva's three older ___________ went to school when they turned ten. His two ___________ stayed home.
brothers
sisters
Where does the group of walkers arrive in the evening?
What causes Nya's foot great pain?
a thorn
What would you expect to see in the "bush" in Africa?
A) mountains and snow
B) swamps with alligators and hippos
C) grass, small trees and bushes
C) grass, small trees and bushes
What does Buska find that helps the walkers?
a bee's nest with honey
In school, Salva learned ______________.
At home, Salva spoke the language of his tribe, the _____________.
Arabic
Dinka
What decision does Salva have to make upon entering the camp?
How did Salva know that the woman was from the Dinka tribe?
she had the same scars on her forehead
Rebels are people who fight against who?
A) Other tribes
B) Children
C) Government
C) Government
What is Salva's new friend's name?
Murial
What three challenges did Nya face on her walk "there."
heat, time, and thorns
What uncertainty does the group face in the morning?How do they decide what to do?
Not everyone wants to go with the rebels.
After a soldier beats a man for resisting, no one protests.
Why can't Salva walk with the old woman aka auntie?
it will be too dangerous
If clouds are shrouding mountains what are they doing?
A) Covering them
B) Destroying them.
C) Studying them
A) Covering them
The Atuot people live in a dangerous part of the country. Who/what do they fear attacking them?
lions
Explain the war that was happening in Sudan.
The war had started two years earlier. He knew that rebels from the Southern part of Sudan, where his family lived, were fighting against the government , which was in the north. So he knew that the war was between the South and the North. Salva also knew that the North was Muslim and they wanted everyone else to be Muslim.
What tribe is Nya from?
Nyer
What did the old lady give Salva?
2 handfulls of peanuts
Which pf the following is a mortar?
A) Backpack
B) Bomb
C) Concrete
B) Bomb
What country are they walking to from Sudan to try to find safety and refuge?
Ethiopia