A Long Walk to Water

Whose story line is referred to in the following excerpt?“Going, the big plastic container held only air.”

• Salva's mother
• Salva's teacher
• Nya
• Salva

What tribe is Salva's family?

• Nuer
• Muslims
• Dinka
• Islam

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

How did Salva know that the men who robbed therm 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 on their forehead

The Nuer tribe and the Dinkas are _______.

• allies in the war
• enemies
• friends with each other

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A trait that does NOT apply to Nya is

• hard-working
• arrogant
• obedient
• caring

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A trait that does NOT apply to Salva is

• lazy
• frightened
• persistent (doesn't give up)
• helpful

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

When Salva and the villagers arrived at the rebel camp, which did NOT happen?

• The soldiers separated the men from women and children
• A soldier put the barrel of his gun on Salva's chin
• Salva wasn't sure if he should join the men or the children
• Salva saw his mother and sister from too far away to join them

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

How many trips did Nya take to the pond each day?

• Two

• Three

• One

• Four

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How did Salva know Marial was not from his village?

• Marial ate different food from Salva.
• Marial said he was from Ethiopia.
• Marial spoke differently than Salva. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3