A Long Walk to Water Review Chapter 1-5

Pages 8-9 contribute to the story by --

• providing important character details

• establishing a threatening tone

• introducing the story's main conflict

• foreshadowing an important event

Read this dictionary definition: hesitate v. 1. to pause 2. to speak slowly 3. to act unwilling 4. to freeze in fear. Which definition best fits the meaning of the word hesitated at the top of pg. 11?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Read the following sentence from pg. 11: "Salva froze. All he could see was the gun’s huge barrel, black and gleaming as it moved toward his face." The language in these sentences reveals --

• how threatened Salva feels by the rebels

• how different Salva is from the rebels

• Salva's respect for the rebels

• Salva's anger toward the rebels

Read the following sentences from pg. 11: The soldier was holding the gun with only one hand. He was not aiming it; he was using it to lift Salva’s chin so that he could get a better look at his face. In which TWO ways does the paragraph help the reader understand the story events?

• It reveals what the rebel and his gun look like.

• It helps the reader visualize what Salva's face looks like.

• It foreshadows what will happen to Salva next.

• It helps the reader visualize what is happening to Salva.

• It explains that the rebel is not going to shoot Salva.

Which of the following definitions best matches the meaning of the word shouldered as it is used in the sentence below from page 12?

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

• supported

• suffered through

• put up with

• carried

Which TWO of the following explain why the author most likely chose to tell the story from a third-person limited point of view?

• To help the reader understand Salva's fear

• To tell about all of the characters' thoughts and feelings

• To show the soldier's internal thoughts

• To describe the horror of the setting

• To contrast the soldier's feelings with Salva's

How does the wartime setting influence Salva’s behavior?

• He accepts the responsibilities of an adult.

• He assumes the role of a caregiver.

• He appears to be more confused than he is.

• He acts out of anger and revenge.

The last three paragraphs of Chapter 2 show --

• that Slava is coming up with a plan.

• how unusual Salva's situation is.

• that Salva will likely give up.

• how bleak Salva's situation is.

How does Salva feel the night he sleeps in the barn?

• sick

• bored

• worried

• cold

Which three quotes from page 12 best support your answer for PART A?

• That evening they found a barn in which to spend the night.

• When will I see them again?

• Where are we going?

• Where is my family?

• Salva watched as one man protested that he did not want to go with the rebels.