Story comprehension
Which part of Sudan did Salva live in?
South
What type of figurative language is this?
WHOOSH
onomatoapoeia
A conflict between Salva and the Northern Sudan government could be considered man vs —————-
Society
The ——- is the character you are rooting for in the story.
Protagonist
Why did Salva assume his family was dead?
Most of the villagers from Loun-Arik were killed in the war
2
Which type of figurative language is this?
The kite was a bird sailing across the sky.
metaphor
Salva is starving while he is walking to the refugee camp. This could be considered man vs ———.
Nature
The ——- is the character or force that is working against the protagonist
Antagonist
Why did the soldiers choose Uncle to kill?
He appeared to be the leader; he had the gun
What happened to Marial?
He was killed by a lion
What type of figurative language is this?
THE STARS WINKED IN THE NIGHT SKY.
Personification
A conflict between two people is called man vs ———
Man
True or false
An antagonist is always another character
False
Why did Salva choose water wells to build as his project once he arrived in the US?
His father was sickened by bad water, worms
Which country did Salva walk to first (the Itang refugee camp)?
Ethiopia
My stomach was a growling bear.
What type of figurative language is that?
Metaphor
The type conflict where a character has a decision to make is called man vs ———
Self
—— person POV uses words like I, me; the narrator is in the story
First
Why couldn’t Salva go back to see his mother, after he saw his father in the hospital?
He would immediately be forced into war; he would be killed in the war
What were 2 of the 3 dangers when they tried to cross the Gila River?
Crocodiles, raging waters, soldiers shooting
What allusion is represented in A Long Walk to Water?
Lost Boys- from Peter Pan
Man vs self is considered a(n) ———— conflict
Internal
—— person occurs when the story is told about characters, the narrator is not in the story
Third
When Salva was working on his project in the US, why did he keep thinking “just one more day” and “just a little more work” to keep working through the difficult times?
He was remembering his uncle’s words from the walk