A Long Walk to Water Chapters 9-12

What did the group traveling with Salva find in the desert that they had thought were rocks?

• a large lake

• a group of men dying

• a pack of dogs

• a rattlesnake

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What did the women in Salva's group do when they came across men in the desert?

• made a delicious dinner

• found a case of water bottles

• sang for the group as they walked

• gave the men water

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.3

Where is the nearest source of water for Nya?

• the pond hours away

• in the next room

• at the gas station

• Starbucks

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What happened to Salva in the desert?

• tripped and tumbled down the rocky hill

• he stubbed his toe and lost his toenail

• he got a really really bad sunburn

• he was attacked by a group of scorpions

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Where did the two men visiting Nya's village tell the chief they would find water?

• between the two big trees

• at the bottom of the hill

• the water tower

• the lake at the edge of the village

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What has been worrying Salva the whole time he has been walking towards Ethiopia?

• How will he get his iPhone from the village?

• How will his parents find him if he is in another country?

• When will he be able to return to school?

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CCSS.RL.5.2

What happened as the group was preparing to eat the Stork?

• A group of men appeared and robbed them.

• They were playing games and burned the stork by accident.

• They ran out of firewood.

• A vulture came in and took the stork.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

Why did Nya believe the men would not find water in the spot the man pointed out?

• She knew there was a dried well in that spot

• She it was in the other tribe's territory.

• She knew that the rebels controlled the water

• She knew there was not water on the surface to collect the water.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Why was Salva excited to see someone with an orange headscarf walk through the entrance gate of the camp?

• The color orange reminded him of home

• The color orange was his favorite color

• His mother wore an orange headscarf

• People from his tribe wore orange headscarves

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

The Gilo river was known for

• Sharks

• Crocodiles

• Pirahnas

• Crabs

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3