A Long Walk to Water Quiz 1st

The novel is mainly set in ______________.

• Ethiopia
• Northern Sudan
• Southern Sudan
• Kenya

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

How old was Nya in the beginning of the book?

• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

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. 

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Why doesn't Salva attend school year round?

• During the rainy season his family moved away from their village.
• During the dry season his family moved away from the village.
• He had to help take care of the herd of cattle.
• He had to walk to get water for his family.

Read this dictionary definition.

hesitate \hĕz’ĭ-tāt’\ v

1. to pause

2. to speak slowly

3. to act unwilling

Which definition best fits the meaning of the word hesitated in paragraph 19?

"Salva hesitated for a moment. "

• to pause

• to speak slowly

• to act unwilling

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the sensory language in paragraph 23 show about Salva’s feelings toward the rebels?

"Salva froze. All he could see was the gun’s huge barrel, black and gleaming, as it moved toward his face."

• It reveals how Salva feels threatened by them.

• It reveals Salva’s anger at them

• It reveals Salva’s respect for them

• It reveals how different Salva is from them.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

"Salva felt his knees turn to water. He closed his eyes."

The figurative language in paragraph 25 helps the reader understand that Salva feels —

• discomfort

• exhaustion

• fear

• sickness

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following definitions best matches the meaning of the word shouldered as it is used in paragraph 34?

"After that, no one objected. The men shouldered the heavy equipment and left the camp."

• Supported

• Suffered through

• Put up with

• Carried

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.1

For which TWO reasons did the author most likely choose to tell the story from the third-person point of view?

MAKE SURE THAT YOU CHOOSE 2 ANSWERS

• To help the reader understand Salva’s fear

• To make it unclear who the main character is

• To show the reader the soldier’s viewpoint

• To describe the horror of the setting

• To contrast the soldier’s thoughts with Salva’s

Mark the boxes that indicates whether the phrase depicts Salva’s internal conflict.

*Choose 2 Answers.

• thoughts kept going through his head in rhythm with his steps

• When will I see them again?

• stayed in the midst of the crowd

• rebel soldiers waiting by the side of the road

• men in one group, women and children and the elderly in the other

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CCSS.RL.4.1