ALWTW Ch 1-6 Quiz

This novel is set mainly in _______.

• Egypt
• Sudan
• Nile
• The United States

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Nya is instructed to teach her sister Akeer how to:

• raise and care for cows

• braid hair

• weave baskets

• carry water from the pond

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Choose multiple answers: Salva and his brothers enjoy two pastimes while watching their father's cattle. What are the two pastimes?

• swimming in the river

• making clay cows

• shooting and roasting small animals / birds

• hugging cows

Why don't Salva's sisters, Akit and Agnath, go to school?

• They are girls.
• They are too young.
• They do not want to go.
• They have to herd cows. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who was the village of Loun-Ariik named after?

• Salva's Dad
• Salva's Grandfather
• Salva's Mom
• Salva's Brother

Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:“When he got to the door, he looked out. Everyone was running—men, children, women carrying babies. The air was full of dust that had been kicked up by all those running feet. Some of the men were shouting and waving guns.” This excerpt indicates to the reader that something is disrupting the normal day in Salva’s village. What has happened?

• A tornado

• A massive rainstorm

• An elephant stampede

• A group of soldiers has invaded

What is the purpose of Nya's journey each day?

• To escape the war 
• To get water 
• To feed her family 
• To help her cousins 

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The Nuer tribe and the Dinkas are _______.

• allies in the war
• enemies

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Choose multiple answers: What chores does Salva complete for the old woman?

• gathers firewood

• cleans the barn

• picks peanuts

• fetches water from the pond

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did Salva know that the men he saw were part of the Dinka tribe?

• He recognized the men themselves

• He saw the clothes they were wearing

• He recognized the tattoos on their arms

• He recognized the V-pattern scars on their foreheads

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1