A Long Walk to Water Flashcard (Chapters 1-6)

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What do the markings on a man’s face indicate?

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What tribe he belongs to

Front

What tribe is Salva from? Options: Atuot, Dinka, Jer-chol, Nuer

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Dinka

Front

What tribe is Nya a member of? Options: Atuot, Dinka, Jur-chol, Nuer

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Nuer

Front

Why is the time period Salva lives in important to the story?

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The time in history presents challenges that shape Salva's identity due to the civil war in his home.

Front

A Long Walk to Water is written from which point of view? Options: first person, second person, third person

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third person

Front

What can you infer from the passage below in Chapter 1 about why Salva’s teacher told him to run into the bush? “Go quickly, all of you,” the teacher said, his voice low and urgent. “Into the bush. Do you hear me? Not home. Don’t run home. They will be going into the villages. Stay away from the villages-run into the bush” (Park 6).

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The teacher knew that the villages would be attacked and just wanted to keep the students safe.

Front

Which of the following details hints at how Marial died? Options: Once in the distance they saw a lion chasing a topi. The lion escaped, but along the path Salva saw the bones of prey that had not been so fortunate.., Uncle stroked Salva's head as if he were a baby. "I'm sorry," he said again., Salva and Mariel still walked together, staying close to Uncle., Salva took two steps off the path and fell asleep almost before he lay down.

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Uncle stroked Salva's head as if he were a baby. "I'm sorry," he said again.

Front

According to the text, Salva tried to join the men’s group. What does this tell you about Salva?

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Salva is brave and wants to honor his father.

Front

Which line from the text best supports the selection you made in the previous question? Options: "Go quickly, all of you!", "They will be going into the villages.", "... his voice was low and urgent.", "Not home. Don't run home."

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"They will be going into the villages."

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From the passage, what can you infer? They all looked as if they had been in a terrible fist fight… It was worth it, Salva thought as he touched his eye gingerly. His belly was a rounded lump stuffed full of honey and beeswax. Nothing had ever tasted so good as those pieces of honeycomb dripping with rich, luscious gold sweetness. Along with everyone else in the group, he had eaten as much as he could hold-- and then a little more.

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The bees awoke, swarmed, and stung the group.