A Long Walk to Water, chapters 9, 10, 11

Who is the Chief in Nya's village

• her friend's father

• her Uncle

• her neighbor

• the village doctor

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

In chapter 9, what were the strangers talking with the chief about?

• new village location

• new community members

• corn

• water

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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 was the only thing that could survive in the Akobo Desert?

• Evergreens

• acacia bushes

• mulberry bushes

• Palm trees

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In the Akobo desert, what did Salva wear on his feet?

• tennis shoes

• hiking boots

• shoes made from rubber tires

• ski boots

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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 was the hardest thing that Salva had to do in chapter 9 while walking the Akobo desert?

• Not taking huge gulps of water

• Sleeping on the sand

• walking without food

• Swimming across the Nile River

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

What did the group find in the desert?

• a group of men dying

• a rattlesnake

• a pack of dogs

• a stray dog

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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 did the women in the group do?

• sang songs as the group walk

• gathered bits of food

• give water to a collapsed man

• run away from the group

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What did the chief do with the strangers?

• had tea with them

• held a celebration

• offered them an honorary key to the village

• send them away

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Where is the nearest source of water for Nya?

• a well in the next village over

• a cattle farm pond

• the pond hours away

• a village doctor

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In chapter 10, where did the men tell the chief they would find water?

• under a village tower

• the lake miles away

• the edge of the village

• between two big trees

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9