Long Walk to Water Chapters 5-6

Why did Nya and her family only live by the lake for five months a year?

• It was when they visited the rest of her tribe.
• It was their vacation home.
• Nya’s family only lived by the lake for five months a year because of the fighting with the Dinka tribe and they only need water during the dry season.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Nya’s job at the lake camp was the same as at home: to fetch water. What does fetch mean as used in this sentence?

• to get and bring back
• to drill
• to achieve a good price

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Salva is from the _______ tribe.

• Dinka
• Nuer

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Nya is from the _______ tribe.

• Dinka
• Nuer

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Based on the information found in Chapter 5, you can predict that Marial was eaten by a _______.

• lion
• tiger
• bear
• topi

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Where are Salva, Mariel, and the others walking?

• West to Chad
• East to Ethiopia
• East to Eritrea
• West to Libya

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What family member did Salva find first?

• His sister
• His cousin
• His father
• His uncle

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Salva and his group have been walking for __________.

• over 1 week
• over 1 year
• over 1 month

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Salva's uncle travels with a rifle in chapter 6.  How does this affect the others in the group?

• they no longer want Salva's uncle traveling with them.
• they become frightened and suspicious of Salva's uncle.
• they begin to see Salva's uncle as a leader.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which sentence from the text tells us that Marial is not from Salva's village?

• "The boy spoke Dinka but with a different accent." 
• "He had managed to save one last piece of honeycomb..."
• "After a moment's silence, he turned away..."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1