A Long Walk to Water

Where are both Nya and Salva from?

• Ethiopia

• Northern Sudan

• Southern Sudan

• Kenya

Why doesn't Salva attend school year round?

• During the rainy season, his family moved away from the village.

• He had to help to take care of the herd of cattle.

• During the dry season, his family moved away from the village.

• He had to walk a long way to get water for his family.

"With the water balanced on her ______, and her foot still sore from the thorn, Nya knew that going home would talk longer that coming had."

• hip

• shoulder

• arm

• head

What does Salva call the old woman who he meets in the barn?

• Cousin

• Auntie

• Sister

• Friend

What dangerous animal lived in the Gilo river?

• crocodiles

• sharks

• alligators

• stingrays

Salva learned two things from Michael at the refugee camp: How to read and how to play ____________.

• soccer

• tennis

• basketball

• volleyball

Salva received a letter from his cousin to let him know who might still be alive?

• his mother

• his brother

• his father

• his aunt

Why was Salva's father sick?

• thirst

• mosquitos

• contaminated water

• burns

Why did Nya ask her father, "All the children Papa? The girls too?"

• Nya did not want to give up her job waling to get water.

• Nya did not want to go to school.

• Girls normally did not go to school?

• She thought the girls would not get any of the water.

Later in the book, Nya says she sees a “red giraffe”. What is the “red giraffe”?

• A drill for oil

• a drill for water

• a water tower

• an oil tower