A Long Walk to Water

Why didn't Salva attend school year all year?

• The fighting made it too dangerous

• he had to watch his younger siblings

• during the dry season his family moves away from their village

• because he is a drop out

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On page 9 it says, "At first, everyone stood around uncertainly, speaking in tense whispers..." Based on this passage tense most likely means:

• relaxed

• excited

• uncaring

• nervous

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What was so significant about the V-shaped scars on the stranger's foreheads?

• it signified that they were Nuer

• it signified that they were Dinka

• it signified that they were rebels

• it signified that they were royalty

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Why did Nya's mother want her to take Akeer with her to collect water?

• Akeer had to learn

• Nya was too sick

• Akeer walked faster

• Akeer knew a shortcut

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What happened to Salva and the other people after eating the antelope after so many weeks of near starvation?

• They were able to sell the extra meat.

• They could eat as much as they wanted with no side effects.

• Their stomachs rebelled & they were sick.

• They sang a song for Uncle Jewiir to thank him.

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On page 24 it says, "Buksa stopped abruptly in front of a very large tree." Based on this passage abruptly most likely means:

• gradually

• suddenly

• leisurely

• calmly

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On page 52 it says, "Each minute of walking in that arid heat felt like an hour." Based on this passage arid most likely means:

• humid

• moist

• windy

• extremely dry

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How long did it take to make enough canoes for everyone to cross the Nile?

• 2 hours

• 1 day

• 2 days

• 2 weeks

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Why was Akeer's mother worried about boiling water for a count of 200?

• they didn't have access to fire

• they couldn't collect enough water to boil it for so long

• she wasn't sure how to count to 200

• Nya and her siblings would drink it all before it could be boiled

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The author of the novel A Long Walk to Water is...

• Linda Sue Park

• Charles Dickens

• Sue Judy Hops

• Edgar Allen Poe

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