A Long Walk to Water Chapter 17

What are they building in Nya's village?

• a pump house

• bank

• supermarket

• school

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

"She felt as if she were flying." (104) This is an example of?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

How long had it been since Salva last saw his father?

• 17 years

• 19 years

• 18 years

• 20 years

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

"His body shaking with sobs of joy..." (105) What does SOBS mean?

• controlled crying

• light tears

• uncontrollable crying

• heartbeats

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why could Salva not visit his mother?

• She had died

• The war was still going on around his village

• She was in another contry

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Why did the villagers want to sacrifice a cow?

• It was sick

• To honor Salva's memory

• For a BBQ

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why did Salva's father sprinkle him with water?

• It is a custom for when those who are lost return.

• He had dirt on his face.

• He was hot and he wanted to help cool him off

When Salva begins to lose hope, what does he rely on to get through it?

• the people still alive in Sudan

• his father

• what he learned in college

• his uncle

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.W.7.9A

"Up and down, up and down..." (112) is an example of?

• allusion

• alliteration

• metaphor

• repetition

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CCSS.RL.7.4

What is IRONIC about the end of the story?

• the leader of the drilling team is really Nuer

• the leader of the drilling team was a Dinka soldier

• Nya meets Salva

• Nya is Salva's daughter

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.9A