A Long Walk to Water Chapters 1-4

What does Salva look forward to when he gets home from school everyday?

• peanut butter sandwich

• watermelon

• milk

• a small chocolate bar

Why is Salva’s dad respected in their village?

• He's a gangster.

• He's a teacher.

• He's a doctor.

• He's a judge.

Why is there fighting in Southern Sudan?

• religion

• food

• over the president

• oil

What happened to Nya while she was walking in her bare feet?

• She was chased by a lion.

• She broke her water cup.

• She got a large thorn in her heel.

• She almost bitten by a scorpion.

How did the people walking with Salva end up “grouping” themselves?

• by village

• by age

• by gender

• by wealth

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

How did the rebel soldiers group them?

• by age

• men and women in one group; elderly and children in another

• by physical strength

• men in one group; women/children/elderly in another

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Why did a soldier use his gun to lift Salva’s chin?

• to see why he was crying

• to see that he was too young to join the men's group

• to hear him better over the crowd

• to scare him

When Salva awoke in the barn, what was wrong?

• One of the women was very sick.

• Someone stole his shoes.

• He had a high fever.

• His group left him all alone.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Describe the water Nya drank at the pond.

• It was very muddy.

• It had bugs swimming in it.

• It smelled like sewage.

• It was refreshing and cold.

Why did the woman at the pond have scars on her forehead?

• It showed she had been in battle.

• She was burned by a terrible fire.

• She had fallen after she passed out.

• It represented the tribe in which she belonged.