A Long Walk to Water Chapters 13-18

After Salva left the Itang refugee camp in Ethiopia, where was the next refugee camp located?

• Kenya

• Uganda

• America

• Africa

When Salva was chosen to go to the United States, his new family lived in

• New York, New York

• Nairobi, New York

• Freeport, New York

• Rochester, New York

What are the orphans, like Salva, from Sudan being called in America?

• the Lost Boys

• the Found Boys

• Peter Pan's friends

• the Backstreet Boys

What piece of evidence explains where they will find the cleanest water when drilling the borehole in Nya's village?

• "Even though the water spraying out of the borehole was brown and muddy..."

• "...to make sure of getting deep enough into good clean water underground."

• "Yet another walk to the pond."

• "The men kept on working with the drill."

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How does Salve influence Nya?

• Salva assures Nya's family that her brother Dep will not be hurt by Dinkas.

• Salva builds a hut near the big lake for Nya's family to live year-round.

• Salva drills a well in Nya's village, giving her access to water.

• Salva donates bicycles to Nya's village in order for them to travel to the lake quickly.

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What did the workers have to create in Nya's village to access clean water?

• gravel

• canvas

• borehole

• machete

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Whom did Salva go back to Southern Sudan to visit while he was living in the United States?

• his mother

• his father

• his cousin

• his uncle

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What drink did Salva enjoy on the plane that reminded him of his family?

• orange juice

• Sprite

• Coca-Cola

• Fanta

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What evidence is most relevant to support the claim that Salva's persistence helped him survive his journey?

• "In the smoke and dust, he couldn't see the school building anymore. He tripped and almost fell. No more looking back, it slowed him down."

• "Nobody. Nothing. They had left him. He was alone."

• "The walking seemed easier now that he had something in his belly."

• "The way they were treating him made Salva feel stronger still. 'There is no one left to help me. They think I am weak and useless.'"

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What is the central idea of the following passage?

"At home, Salva had never been hungry. His family owned many cattle; they were among the better-off families in their village of Loun-Ariik. They ate mostly porridge made from sorghum and milk. Every so often, his father went to the market place by bicycle and brought home bags of beans and rice. These had been grown elsewhere because few crops could be raised in the dry semi-desert region of Loun-Ariik."

• Salva's family was vegetarian.

• Salva's father often rode his bike to the market place.

• Salva's family had plenty of food to eat.

• Salva's family lived in a semi-desert region.

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