A Long Walk to Water

Who is the author of A Long Walk to Water?

• David Nystrom

• Salva Dut

• Linda Sue Park

• Nya

What tribe does Salva belong to?

• Jor-chol

• Masai

• Nuer

• Dinka

What is the name of the female, main character in the story?

• Akeer

• Salva

• Nya

• Mariel

Where were both Nya and Slava from?

• Ethiopia

• Southern Sudan

• Northern Sudan

• Kenya

“Don’t run home. They will be going into the villages. Stay away from the villages. Run into the ______,” said Salva’s teacher.

• Bush

• River

• Forrest

• Barren land

What happens when Salva wakes up in the barn the next morning?

• He eats breakfast

• He meets his uncle

• He meets Mariel

• He realizes that everyone has left him

What does Salva call the old woman who he meets in the barn?

• Cousin

• Friend

• Auntie

• Sister

What did the old woman (Auntie) give Salva when he left with the other Dinka?

• Bag of peanuts and a gourd for drinking

• Bag of mangoes and a gourd for drinking

• Bag of almonds and a gourd for drinking

• Bag of bread and a gourd for drinking

What do Slava and Buska Find?

• Mangoes

• Beehive

• Apples

• Water

What happened to Nya when she was walking to fetch water?

• She tripped and fell

• She got lost

• She stepped on a thorn

• None of the above