A Long Walk to Water Chapters 1-3

What language did Salva speak at home?

• Nuer

• Arabic

• English

• Dinka

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Who was fighting the war in Sudan?

• The Dinka and Nuer tribes

• Sudan and Ethiopia

• The rebels and the Sudanese government

• The United States and Africa

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CCSS.RI.6.2

How old was Nya at the beginning of the novel?

• 12

• 10

• 11

• 5

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

What was the official language of the Sudanese government?

• Dinka

• English

• Nuer

• Arabic

What happened the morning after Salva slept in the barn with the other villagers?

• Soliders took him to a reble camp

• He was left by the villagers

• He woke up and left with the villagers

• He met up with his family and left with them

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

What did Salva call the old woman who lived in the house, where he slept in the barn?

• Madam

• Auntie

• Mummie

• Aunt

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CCSS.RL.6.1

How old was Salva when the war came to his village?

• 11

• 10

• 12

• 9

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Who was the village of Loun-Ariik named after?

• Salva

• Nya

• Salva's grandfather

• Nya's grandmother

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What did Salva's father do?

• Lawyer

• Village judge

• Teacher

• Soldier

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

During her trip to get water, what did Nya have to worry about?

• Soldiers

• Heat, time, and thorns

• Getting lost

• Animals

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2