A Long Walk To Water

This novel is set mainly in _______.

• Egypt

• South Sudan

• Nile

• The United States

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

According to Salva, what about his life proves he is lucky? (beginning of book)

• He has never been attacked by a lion

• He is able to attend school

• He has a moped

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

Why was there war in Sudan?

• The government wanted all of Sudan to become Muslim but people in the south had different religions and did not want to practice Islam.
• The government forced all people in southern Sudan to speak Arabic.
• The government wanted all tribes to send their daughters to school.
• The government and Dinka tribes were fighting over water rights.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Fill in the blank:
"Don't run home. They will be going into the villages. Stay away from the villages. Run into the ____," said Salva's teacher.

• desert
• river
• bush
• village

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What language was Salva learning in school?

• Arabic

• English

• Russian

• Hebrew

When Salva is traveling with the first group of people, they come across rebel soldiers. Where did the soldier instruct Salva to go?

• back to school

• home

• to the group of women and children

• to the army

What did the old woman give Salva before she left him to join the group of travelers?

• a bag of peanuts and a gourd

• fruit

• honey

• beeswax and a gun

Where did the bees sting Salva?

• on his foot

• on his lip

• on his forearm

• on his eye

What creatures attacked Salva's group the night they spent on the island in the middle of the Nile river?

• Crocodiles

• Mosquitos

• Snakes

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9