A Long Walk to Water Vocabulary Quiz

A conflict between groups in the same country or nation is called what?

• slavery

• oppression

• civil war

• refugee

A group of people who is united by ties of community, customs, and traditions is called what?

• a tribe

• a gourd

• resettled

• civilians

If someone needed to clear long grasses with a hand tool, he/she would use this tool.

• a screwdriver

• a hammer

• a weed-wacker

• a scythe

A temporary settlement built to house refugees during a crisis is called what?

• a refugee camp

• a hotel

• a camping village

• a tamarind

To speak in a monotonous tone means to speak in a ______________ tone.

• loud and exciting

• dull and boring

• sarcastic

When Salva's uncle was killed, Salva could be described as feeling very ______________________.

• excited

• solemn

• satisfied

• happy

Large, but transportable armament (weapons)

• hunch

• protest

• artillery 

• collapse

Having an overwhelming feeling of fear or anxiety

• Panic

• Flinch

• Hunch

• Tense

Tense means:

• Disillusioned

• Insufferable

• Tolerable

• Agitated

Rebel means:

• Fighter / insurgent

• Peasant

• Professional

• Senator