A Long Walk to Water

What why did Salva's dad need medical attention? (select BOTH right answers)

• He had an illness called Guinea Worm

• He had an illness called Cholera

• He had the flu

• He was sick from drinking contaminated water

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Because of the fresh water well, Nya's village will be able to have... (check all 3 that are correct)

• A school for boys and girls

• A medical clinic

• A market

• An airport

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Salva finds out that his mother is ______________________.

• Very sick and might die

• Living in Loun-Ariik (their village)

• Moving to America

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What happened at the end of the book.

• Salva went to University in New York City

• Nya learned that the boss of the crew was Salva

• Salva was questioned by the police about his project

• Salva moved back to Sudan

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

“I overcame all the difficult situations of my past because of all the hope and perseverance that I had.” What was Salva’s purpose for writing this message?

• To thank people for their support

• To encourage people to persevere during hard times

• To thank his uncle for his life message

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

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

• Nya's story helps us understand Salva's hardships when he lived in the village in the 1980's

• We wouldn’t fully understand Salva’s project in South Sudan without also knowing Nya’s story.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who else does Salva learn survived the war?

• His friends from the village

• The old lady from the barn

• Several of the people he lead during their great walk

• His mother, sisters, and one brother

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why couldn't Salva return to his village with his father?

• She had died

• The war was still going on around his village

• She was in another contry

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why was Salva speaking to groups of people in the United States?

• To raise awareness of whats happening in Sudan.

• To raise money for his well digging project

• He wants to practice his Englsih

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

How far did Salva's father have to walk to get to the medical clinic?

• 3 miles

• 30 miles

• 300 miles

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3