A Long Walk to Water Vocabulary Chapters 11-13

“He felt as though he were standing on the edge of a giant hole - a hole filled with the black despair of nothingness."

• a state of confusion

• hopelessness

• searching for food

• mean and cruel

“It seemed that they had all forgotten that, for Salva now had to beg for scraps, which were given grudgingly.”

• hopelessly

• with sorrow or grief

• reluctantly, unwillingly

• eagerly

1. “Every group had stories of terrible peril..."

• excitement

• hunger

• danger

• sorrow

“Some preferred to spend their time scavenging for food, or for items that could be traded for food.”

• searching for food

• wandering

• preparing

• unwilling

“The chaos was immediate.”

• excitement

• search for food

• hopelessness

• state of utter confusion and disorder

1. “Swollen by the rains, the Gilo’s current would be merciless.”

• strong

• confused and disorderly

• cruel and pitiless

• dangerous

“If that didn’t work, he would talk to them earnestly and try to persuade them.”

• angrily

• happily

• seriously

• hopelessly

“It did not seem as if the camp could possibly hold any more, but still they kept coming long lines of people, some emaciated…”

• extremely thin

• sick

• healthy

• overweight

“The long grass had to be scythed and hoed under.”

• cut down

• watered

• planted

• forced down

“Out of respect for him, the group walked no more that day, but took time to mourn the man who had been their leader.”

• to bury

• decide what to do

• feel hopeless for

• to feel or express sorrow or grief