A Long Walk to Water - The Stories Continue - Chapters 7-15

Who is Akeer?

• Salva's mother

• Nya's mother

• Nya's sister

What happened to Akeer in chapters 7 and 8?

• Akeer got lost while walking for water.

• Akeer got sick and experienced stomach aches, diarrhea, and fever.

Who is Marial?

• Salva's uncle

• Salva's new friend who is about the same age

• The leader of the rebels

Who was supposedly taken away by a lion during the night and killed?

• Uncle Jewiir

• Nya

• Marial

Which river does Salva's group have to cross?

• Zambezi River

• Orange River

• Nile River

• Congo River

Akeer was sick because she ___.

• ate food that had not bee properly cooked.

• caught a virus or cold.

• drank water that was dirty.

What "pests" did Salva and his fellow travelers meet up with in the fishing village?

• thieves who stole their food

• mosquitoes

• rabbits

The boats that Salva and the travelers used to cross the river were made from ____.

• hardwood bark

• reeds

• lightweight metals

After crossing the Nile River, Salva and his fellow travelers had to cross the ______ Desert.

• Akobo

• Nubian

• Taklimakan

When crossing the desert, Uncle Jewiir discourages Salva from giving the dying men water.

• True

• False