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Long
Walk
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Water
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Page 6 - Who was fighting the war in Sudan?
rebels from the southern part of Sudan, where he and his family lived, were fighting against the government, which was based in the north
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Page 30 Where did Marial tell Salva they were going?
"Ethiopia"
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Pg. 5  What happened at Salva's school?

They heard gunfire.

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Pg. 6  Where did Salva's teacher tell them not to go to?

Into the villages.

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What was Salva thinking as he walked away from the school with the others?

Where are we going? Where is my family? When will I see them again?

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When the people first started walking, how were they instructed to group themselves?

By villages.

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Page 31 In the Dinka language, what were the Atuot people called?
"the people of the lion"
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What was Nya's water container made of?

It was a gourd.

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What does refugee mean?
someone who has been forced to leave because of war
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Page 49 Then the sun touched the horizon, why did the fishermen abruptly go to their tents?
mosquitos
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pg. 15. Why was Salva left behind by the group?

Because he was a child.

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Who encouraged the men in the group to take Salva with them?

The old woman who owned the barn.

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Page 14 What did Nya put on her head to help her carry the container of water back home?
padded cloth doughnut
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During one night of the walk, Salva awoke to what sound?

The sound of an animal being attacked by a lion.

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What does "emaciated" mean?
Very thin because of hunger
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pg. 17. What were Salva's original plans?

To stay in the old woman's barn until the fighting stopped.

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Why were Salva's eyes swollen shut?

From bee stings.

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Page 20 - Why did Nya's mother want her to take Akeer with her to collect water?

She had to learn

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Salva made a friend on the walk what was that friend's name?

The friend's name, pg. 30, was Marial.

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"Monotonous" as in, "They paddled for hours. The scenery and motion were so monotonous..."

What is dull or boring

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Page 6 Why were the rebels fighting against the government?
But the people in the south were of different religions and did not want to be forced to practice Islam.
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What was the name of Salva's village?

The name of Salva's village was Loun-Ariik.

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Pg. 10, who surrounded the villagers as they walked?

The rebels.

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What did Salva say when the rebel had his gun to his head? (pg. 11).

If I die now, I will never see my family again. 

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What did the woman with the ritual Dinka patterns on her forehead give Salva?

Two handfuls of peanuts.