Draw that Conclusion
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"one step at a time" Why does Salva say this over and over again?
This person is doubtful the men will be able to find water.
Who is Nya?
The lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn
What is theme?
a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government over a territory.
What is independence?
Feels this emotion when his/her sister is sick
What is Nya's nervousness?
(scared/afraid)
The fishermen are nervous for the next part of Salva's journey. Why?
They are nervous he and his group will run out of water in the Akobo desert.
Who is Salva's schoolmaster?
Uncle arrives into the story, and Salva no longer feels alone.
What is "family is our most important support?"
To go or move back. To diminish.
"Early that afternoon: they came across the first evidence that the desert was ________."
What is receding.
Feels this emotion when he/she learns of their friends death and must keep walking in the "lion country."
What is Salva's nervousness?
"Salva Mawien Dut Ariik!" he said, using Salva's full name, loud and clear." (53).
Why does Salva's uncle repeat Salva's name twice?
Because he is trying to motivate him to continue walking in the desert and to stay alive. "One step at a time."
This person used to give their children mangoes.
Who is Salva's father?
Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda
What are the names of the countries the Sudan refugees went to?
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
What is refugee?
Demonstrates this emotion when he/she steps on a nail but continues walking.
What is Nya's bravery?
"The exception was Uncle: The fishermen gave him food without having to be asked"
Why did the fishermen not ask for money from Salva's uncle?
a. Because he seemed to be the leader of the group
b. Because they were afraid of Uncle's gun
This person yelled Salva's full name to help him get through the desert.
Who is Salva's uncle
At the beginning of the story we see Salva find honey, but when the story develops we also read that Nya's family must leave their village to a lake with muddy water for 5 months out of the year.
What is "Nature can present many challenges to humans?"
Define ravaged in this sentence.
"He (Salva) felt sick at the thought of those men -- first dying in such a horrible way, and then having even their corpses ravaged." (59).
severely damaged; devastated.
disfigured
What is Nya and her mothers afraid?
(nervousness)
What does it mean when the text says Salva had a "worry that had been growing like a shadow across his thoughts"
These people wanted to convert an entire country into a Muslim country.
Who is the Sudanese government.
Nuer and Dinka
Who are the rival tribes in A Long Walk to Water?
Define solemn in this sentence.
"When he looked back again, his face was solemn" (59).
characterized by deep sincerity, serious.
Demonstrates this emotion when he/she is all alone but continues walking
Salva's bravery