"A Long Walk to Water" Review

"A Long Walk to Water" Review

This quiz will help you get ready for the test. Have your book open to p.177 before you start!

Multiple Choice

Paragraph 1 contributes to the rising action of the story by -

• building suspense

• establishing a threatening tone

• introducing the conflict

• foreshadowing an important event

Plot Diagram

Remember, the rising action is when the main character begins facing a series of conflicts. The action is building up to the conflict, or most exciting part of the story.

Multiple Select

For which TWO reasons did the author most likely choose to tell the story from the third-person point of view?

• To make it unclear who the main character is

• To help the reader understand Salva's fear

• To describe the horror of the setting

• To show the reader the soldier's viewpoint

Multiple Choice

Which definition best fits the meaning of the word hesitated in paragraph 19?

• to act unwilling

• to pause

• to freeze in fear

• to speak slowly

Multiple Choice

What does the sensory language in paragraph 23 show about Salva's feelings toward the rebels?

• It reveals how Salva feels threatened by them.

• It reveals how different Salva is from them.

• It reveals Salva's respect for them.

• It reveals Salva's anger at them.

Sensory Language

Details in writing that appeal to the five senses

Multiple Choice

The figurative language in paragraph 25 hoelps the reader understand that Salva feels --

• exhaustion

• sickness

• discomfort

• fear

Figurative Language

Using descriptive or "colorful" writing to describe something

Multiple Choice

Which of the following definitions best matches the meaning of the word shouldered as it is used in paragraph 34?

• supported

• suffered through

• put up with

• carried

Multiple Choice

How does the wartime setting influence Salva's behavior?

• He acts out in anger

• He appears to be confused

• He accepts the responsibility of an adult

• He assumes the role of a caregiver

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true about the selection?

• The setting is Sudan during a civil war in 1985.

• Salva is fleeing from wartime violence.

• Salva is a rebel who battles the Sudanese government.

• Many people have left their villages.

Multiple Choice

The last 3 lines of the story show that Salva is --

• beginning to get upset

• becoming aware of the situation

• wondering what to do

• worried about his family

Review the information about external vs. internal conflict

External conflict happens outside of the main character and internal conflict happens within the main character's heart or mind.

Multiple Select

Which of the following lines are examples of external conflict?

• thoughts kept going through his head in rhythm with his steps

• rebel soldiers waiting by the side of the road

• stayed in the midst of the crowd

• When will I see them again?

• men in one group, women and children and the elderly in the other

Multiple Select

Which of the following lines are examples of internal conflict?

• thoughts kept going through his head in rhythm with his steps

• rebel soldiers waiting by the side of the road

• stayed in the midst of the crowd

• When will I see them again?

• men in one group, women and children and the elderly in the other

GREAT JOB!

You are welcome to practice with this quizzizz as many times as you want before taking the test!