A Long Walk to Water Chapters 1-8 Review

The main male character in the novel is named

• Marial

• Linda Sue Park

• Nya

• Salva

The main female character in the novel is named

• Salva

• Auntie

• Nya

• Marial

Nya's main job every day is to

• take care of her sister

• go and gather food from the fields

• gather water for the family

• go to work at the local store

Why did Salva have to leave his village?

• He was running away from home.

• There was a war and he was in danger.

• His dad got a new job in a different country.

Nya is a member of the Nuer tribe.

• True

• False

This is a friend of Salva's that disappeared on the way to Ethiopia.

• Nya

• Auntie

• Marial

• his uncle

Nya's sister is made sick because of

• the dirty water.

• COVID

• being around someone who had typhus

The story is set in New York.

• True

• False

Which religion was the government from the north forcing the people south of Sudan to follow?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Methodist

Who were the rebels looking for to join their group?

• men over 30

• women and children only

• males older than 11

• anyone that would volunteer