A Long Walk to Water Ch 12

What is the "red giraffe" that Nya refers to in Chapter 12?

• A truck used to pull up roots

• A drill used to dig

• A large red giraffe

• A large plane with a giraffe painted on the side

Why is the drill referred to as "The Iron Giraffe" ?

• That is the brand name

• It has the same colors

• It has a long neck like a giraffe

• They both come from Africa

How did Nya's mother and the other villagers transfer the rocks to the work site?

• They put the rocks in a cloth bag and dragged the bag to the site.

• They used a wagon to collect and transport the rocks.

• They balanced the bundles of rocks on their heads.

• They put them in their car and drove them to the site.

Salva tells himself, "I need only to get through

• yesterday."

• tomorrow."

• this day and no other,"

• the river."

What is Salva's first impression of the Itang Refugee camp?

• There are thousands of people

• It reminded him of home.

• He was going to make lots of friends.

• It was cold and wet.

How does Salva get himself through his time at the camp?

• He cries and someone tells him it will be okay.

• He focuses on making friends.

• He works hard to plan his revenge

• He tells himself to get through the rest of that day and no other.

Salva comes to realization that..

• his family is in a different camp.

• everyone in his family is probably dead.

• his family is lost somewhere in the Akobo

• he will make it to college.

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

What does this statement say about Salva's feelings?

• The statement shows that Salva feels energized and determined to make it.

• The statement shows that Salva is angry with the Nuer men who killed Uncle and the soldiers from the North who burned his village.

• The statement shows that Salva feels totally alone and that he is the only one left of his family.

• The statement shows that Salva us excited for his future.

What rumor spread around the refugee camp?

• that they will have a school

• that they are starting a volleyball team

• that the camp is closing

• they will be getting book in the camp

Why were the refugees being forced to leave the camp?

• It was too crowded.

• There were sandstorms that wiped out the camp.

• The Ethiopian government was on the brink of collapse.

• They were moving them to another camp.