A Long Walk to Water Test Review

Chapter 1 describes Salva’s education and family life.  All of the following statements about Salva’s life are true except:

• Salva has been attending school since he was ten, while his sisters stay home and learn to tend the house.

• Salva attends school during the wet season, as his family must move away to find water during the dry season.

• Salva struggles in school and doesn’t appreciate his education because he would rather be out with his friends playing and competing.

• Before he started attending school, Salva and the other boys herded the cows, but they were allowed time to play, build fires and hunt.

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As Salva runs away from the school, the author states,

“No more looking back; it slowed him down.”

• Salva needs to keep looking where he is going so that he doesn’t fall.  One false step could cost him his life.

• Salva must not think of the past and what just happened.  He must look forward in order to survive.

• Looking back will make Salva move slowly and he could lose the group, which would be dangerous and terrifying.

• Looking back at the school will reinforce in Salva how violent the soldiers are and only scare him more.

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Salva meets an old woman who is also from the Dinka tribe. Why doesn’t the woman take Salva with her when she leaves for a different village?

• She wants to travel a long distance away from the fighting, and she doesn’t think that Salva is able to make the journey.

• She is afraid that Salva will rob her or hurt her in some way.

• She knows that the soldiers will not bother with an old woman, but they might bother her if Salva is with her.

• She is too poor and old to take care of herself and Salva.

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As the soldiers divide the villagers into groups, one of the soldiers realizes that Salva wants to go with the group of men. Read the following excerpt from Chapter 2, in which the soldier speaks to Salva.

“’You are not a man yet. Don’t be in such a hurry!’ He laughed and clapped Salva on the shoulder.”

Why does the soldier say this and laugh?

• The soldier is making fun of Salva for thinking that he is old enough to join the fighting.

• The soldier wants Salva to think that war is fun so that when he gets older, he will help the rebels.

• The soldier thinks that Salva wants to join the men’s group so that he can help the rebels fight in the war.

• The soldier believes that Salva is making fun of him and he takes the joke good-naturedly.

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 A man from Salva’s group protests about going with the rebels and is hit in the face with the butt of a gun.  Which of the following sentences from Chapter 2 shows that the men learned a lesson from witnessing this brutality? 

• “After that, no one objected.”

• “The man fell to the ground, bleeding.”

• “They went in the opposite direction from the rebels…”

• “Salva stayed with the group from Loun-Ariik.”

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Read the following passage from Chapter 4:

“Salva held his breath as he scanned the faces, one by one. Then the air left his lungs and seemed to take all hope with it.”

This passage contains an example of

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

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How does Buksa find the beehive?

• He learned to look for beehives in his old tribe.

• He hears the intense buzzing of the bees from the hive.

• He follows the call of a bird they call the honey guide.

• He spots it because he is walking so slowly behind the group.

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What does it mean that Salva heard Marial’s sigh, “all the way to his heart.”?

• Salva can hear Marial’s heartbeat.

• Salva recognizes Marial’s native language.

• Marial regrets talking to Salva.

• Marial is heartbroken over losing his family.

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Read the following excerpt from Chapter 6.

“Salva’s mouth closed and opened again, as if he were a fish. He tried to speak but no sound came out of his throat. He tried to move, but his feet seemed stuck to the ground.”

Which emotion most clearly represents how Salva feels in this moment?

• shock

• guilt

• embarrassment

• annoyance

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In Chapter 7, as Salva walks with his uncle, Salva is increasingly terrified of lions.  How does Uncle help Salva deal with his fear of the lions?

• Through education

• With reassurance

• With hunting strategies

• Through religious faith

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