"A Long Walk To Water" Chapters 1-4

This novel is set mainly in _______.

• Egypt
• Sudan
• Nile
• The United States

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why don't Salva's sisters, Akit and Agnath, go to school?

• They are girls.
• They are too young.
• They do not want to go.
• They have to herd cows. 

What is the purpose of Nya's journey each day?

• To escape the war 
• To get water 
• To feed her family 
• To help her cousins 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the central idea of Salva's story in Chapter 1?

• Boys in Sudan need to honor their fathers
• Life is easier for those who follow the laws of the government.
• Students should learn the importance of following directions from teachers.
• Life can change quickly from predictable to disorderly.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What are some of the tough questions Salva asks?

• Where are we going? When will I see my family again?
• When will I get milk?
• Where is my teacher?
• How old am I?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Buksa, a young man from the Jur-chol tribe find?

• honey
• water
• meat
• a cave

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How does Salva know that the men he saw were part of the Dinka tribe?

• He recognized the men themselves
• He saw the clothes they were wearing. 
• He recognized the tattoos on their arms. 
• He recognized the V on their forehead

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

The author of A Long Walk to Water is

• Lois Lowry
• Linda Sue Park
• Rick Riordan
• Thomas Paine

On page 1, Nya talks about “going”. Where is she going?

• a. to find food

• b. to find shelter

• c. to find water

• d. to find her friends

On page 8, the author writes, “Boom”. What type of figurative language is this?

• a. personification

• b. simile

• c. metaphor

• d. onomatopoeia