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

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What tribe does Salva belong to?

• Loun-Ariik

• Arabic

• Dinka

• Sudan

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• Congo

• Egypt

• Ethiopia

• South Africa

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• His aunt

• His uncle

• His oldest brother

• His grandfather

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7