A Long Walk to Water Chapter 18

How was Nya's village able to afford the well?

• A school in America raised money to build the well.

• Salva became wealthy and sent money to Nya's village

• Aid workers from the United States helped pay for the well

• Everyone in Nya's village got jobs in the city and paid for the well themselves.

How are Salva and Nya connected in the story?

• They are from the same tribe

• Salva led the team that built the well in Nya's village.

• Salva and Nya are really good friends

• Salva and Nya decided to work together.

Why was Nya excited about her village building a school?

• She may get a chance to work at the school

• She wanted to learn how to read and write

• She was glad there would be a place for her little brother to go

• It added culture to the village

Why did Nya wonder about who was building the well?

• He was handsome and she wanted to know his name.

• She didn't trust him.

• He didn't have scars even though he was an adult.

• He looked familiar and she thought he may be family.

Who was the boss of the men drilling wells in Nya's village

• Salva's father

• Salva

• A Nuer tribesman

• Salva's uncle

What benefits did the well bring to Nya's village? 

• Clean water, a school for all of the children, a marketplace, and maybe even a medical clinic.
• More farm land, victory over their Dinka neighbors
• Clean water, more job opportunities, and a school for girls
• Clean water, electricity, and a new factory

The novel is divided into two stories because ______________

• The setting changes between the two characters
• Nya and Salva are brother and sister and both want to tell their side
• The conflict is presented in story 1 and resolved in story 2
• We wouldn’t understand Salva’s journey back to Africa without also knowing Nya’s story.

Where are both Salva and Nya from?

• Ethiopia

• Southern Sudan

• Northern Sudan

• Kenya

Nya had noticed that the man leading the drilling of the well didn't have scars on his face. Why didn't Salva have scars?

• He wasn't old enough to have the scars done.

• He was wandering Africa and living in refugee camps when he would have gotten old enough to have his scars done.

• His tribe didn't do ritual scarring.

• He didn't feel like a man yet, so he was waiting to feel more grown up before having his scars done.