Independent Read: A Long Walk to Water

Read the following line from Nya's story in Chapter 1. "...the sun was already baking the air..." What type of figurative language is represented in this line?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Read this line from Chapter 2 "Overhead, a jet plane veered away like a sleek evil bird". What type of figurative language is represented in this line?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

What are the issues for which the rebels are fighting the government?

• Freedom of commerce

• Religious independence

• Slavery and racism

• Equal education opportunity

What has been the purpose of Nya's journey every day?

• To go to school

• To gather food for herself and her family

• To building walking stamina

• To fetch water for herself and her family

Read this line from Chapter 1. "Run into the bush". Why does the teacher urge the boys in the school to run into the bush?

• The rebels will be fighting in the villages so it's safer in the bush

• There are better places to hide in the bush

• The bush offers more protection

• There are refugee camps in the bush

What details best supports the following claim: Water dictates Nya's life everyday.

• "This was Nya's daily routine seven months of the year. Daily. Every single day." (p.20)

• "There was a big lake three days walk from Nya's village (p. 26)

• "Waiting for water. Here, for hours at a time". (p. 27)

• "...she had to drink as soon as she got there". (p. 46)

Read this line from Chapter 3. "Salva let out his breath in relief. He was glad that she was not Nuer". Why is Salva relieved the woman is not Nuer?

• He dislikes the Nuer people's clothing

• The Nuer people are known to be unhelpful

• His land might be Nuer land

• His Dinka tribe and the Nuer tribe have a long history of fighting

Who is the first family member Salva recognizes along his journey?

• His brother

• His uncle

• His aunt

• His cousin

What does the beehive in chapter 4 symbolize for Salva and the group?

• Food

• Hope

• Despair

• Disaster

Which detail best supports the claim: Salva's confusion continues in Chapter 3.

• "The tears were hot in Salva's eyes" (p. 15)

• "...at least he was not along, and that knowledge was stronger than the uncertainty about what the woman might do or say to him". (p. 16)

• "Everything was upside down". (p. 17)

• "Could his family be among them?" (p. 19)