A Long Walk to Water Final Quiz Review

What is the name of the female, main character in the story?

• Akeer
• Salva
• Nya
• Mariel

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

What tribe is Nya from?

• Nuer
• Dinka
• Ninka
• Duer

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Salva's tribe was

• Dinka.

• Nuer.

• Jur-chol.

• Atuot.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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

• To escape the war

• To collect 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 main reason Salva could tell if someone was not of his tribe was by

• their tattoos

• their language

• the markings on their forehead

• the color of their skin

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a refugee?

• Someone who has lost their home due to war or disaster and needs help starting a new life in a different country
• Someone who must make long and difficult walks to ponds
• Someone who fights in a war
• Someone who starts his own business

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In an e-mail from a cousin, Salva learned that his father had _______.

• been found and was going to have stomach surgery at a remote clinic

• arrived in America and was just two hundred miles away from his son

• sold his cattle during the war and put the money in the bank for his son

• died with the rest of the family when the village was burned

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why was Salva's father sick?

• thirst

• mosquitos

• contaminated water

• burns

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

If Salva had known all the adversity he was going to face when he started his journey he might have preferred to have died right there and save him the trouble.
What does adversity mean?

• troubles and difficulties
• people
• lions and crocodiles
• starvation and drought

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4