Characters and Plot
This is the main character who becomes one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan.
Salva Dut
"Overhead, a jet plane veered away like a sleek evil bird." This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a simile?
Linda Sue Park wrote this novel to educate readers about the "Lost Boys" and the lack of clean water, which represents what kind of purpose?
What is to inform?
This term refers to an area in Sudan that is very dry and difficult to cross, which Salva walked through.
What is desert
A central theme of the novel, which helps Salva survive, is:
Answer: What is perseverance/hope?
This character is a young girl in 2008 who walks daily to fetch water.
Who is Nya?
"Salva felt his knees turn to water" is an example of which figurative language technique?
What is a hyperbole or and idiom?
Despite being from enemy tribes, Salva and Nya have one central conflict which is?
What is water?
The Dinka and Nuer are the two main _____ in the book
Tribes
What is a central theme for " A Long Walk to Water?"
Overcoming Obstacles
This character serves as a leader and protector for Salva, but is killed by Nuer rebels.
Who is Uncle Jewiir?
What does the author compare the drilling machine to when Nya calls it a "red giraffe?"
What is a metaphor?
Give two ways water is a limiting force in Nya's life?
Water limits Nya from having a normal childhood, going to school
What does the word "solemn" mean in this sentence: "Uncle paused and looked away, his face was solemn"?
What is serious or sad?
What does the well symbolize for Nya’s village?
What is hope, health, and a new future?
Nya’s family must leave their home every year during the dry season to live at this location and live there for ___ months.
What is 5 months?
"The sun was reluctantly forced from the sky." This is an example of what?
What is personification?
This story takes place in Sudan. Where a story takes place is called?
What is setting?
A "refugee" is a person who:
is forced to leave their country to escape war or disaster?
What surprising connection is made between Salva and Nya at the end of the book?
What is that Salva’s organization built the well in Nya’s village?
Salva's friend who is eaten by a lion in the middle of the night.
Who is Marial?
In Chapter 8, the swarm of mosquitoes is described as "huge dark clouds. What type of figurative language is this?
What is a metaphor?
What is the Climax of Salva' s portion of the story?
Salva raises money and returns to Sudan to Drill wells.
The "borehole" is a specialized tool used for what purpose?
What is to drill a water well?
How does the setting in 2008 (Nya) differ from the setting in 1985 (Salva)?
What is 1985 is during war/2008 is in a peaceful village?