A Long Walk to Water Ch. 1-8

At the beginning of the book, how old are both Nya and Salva?

• 8

• 11

• 13

• 15

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

At the beginning of the novel, what happens when Salva hears the gunshot while at school?

• His teacher tells the students to get used to the violence

• His teacher tells the students to hide under their desks

• His teacher tells the students to run home and not to look back

• His teacher tells the students to run into the bush to avoid danger

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What tribe does Salva belong to?

• Loun-Ariik

• Arabic

• Dinka

• Sudan

What happens when Salva wakes up at the barn after being taken to the refugee camp?

• He has been abandoned by everyone

• He realizes that he doesn't know the way back home

• The infant of the tribe has died

• The village elder has decided to separate families

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.9A

At the beginning of the novel, what happens while Nya is on her way to get water?

• She faints from dehydration

• She has to fend off a snake

• She cracks her only water jug

• She steps on thorns and badly hurts her feet

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What does Salva's friend Buksa help the group to do?

• Start a fire

• Track the stars to guide them

• Fend off an attacking lion

• Find and eat honey

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

While at the lake camp, how does Nya get water?

• She has to dig in the clay and wait for water

• She has to use a cloth to drain the dirt away from the water

• She has to walk 20 miles to the well

• She has to get water from the pond and then boil it a little bit at a time

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What country does Marial say that Salva and the others are headed to?

• Congo

• Egypt

• Ethiopia

• South Africa

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Which of Salva's family members does he run into?

• His aunt

• His uncle

• His oldest brother

• His grandfather

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.1

What happens to Salva's friend Marial?

• He gets lost on the "lion trail"

• He is killed by the military

• He is gored to death by a rhinoceros

• He is eaten by a lion

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A