A Long Walk to Water Chapter 7-9 Quiz Figurative Language

When they get to the Nile river they must build canoes from ________.

• local trees

• reeds

• bark

Marial was killed by a ________.

• hyena

• rebels

• lion

What are the things the doctor tells Nya's mom they need to do to the water?

• boil water to clean it and count to 200 while boiling.

• buy bottled water

• take medicine tablets

While crossing the desert Salva faces many struggles. Two the struggles he faces are ________ and _________.

• his parents die and he gets sick.

• the loss of his toenail and a lack of food & water.

• Uncle being attacked and maggots in their food.

________ is the most precious resource to those traveling across the Akobo.

• friends

• water

• fire

After walking for days without much water, Salva's mouth felt _______

• parched

• arid

• gauge

The sun was shining down and was ___________ because it would not stop.

• endure

• abundance

• relentless

As Salva walked, he tried not to think about the _____, dry heat.

• tense

• luscious

• arid

Townspeople sometimes stored fruit in the ______ of their bikes while they rode.

• spokes

• gauge

• artillery

There was an _______ of mosquitoes that came out once the sun went down.

• monotonous

• abundance

• generation