A Long Walk to Water Reading Comprehension

This novel is set mainly in

• Egypt

• Sudan

• The United States

• the Nile

The main male character in this novel is named:

• Dep

• Akobo

• Salva

• Jewir

The main female character in this novel is named:

• Nya

• Akit

• Akeer

• Salva

Nya's job each day is to:

• care for her sister

• get water

• tend the cattle

• cook and clean

Salva is a member of this tribe:

• Nuer

• Jur-chol

• Dinka

• Atuot

Why did Salva have to leave his village?

• a fire

• his family moved

• war

• he was too old to stay there

Nya is a member of this tribe:

• Nuer

• Jur-chol

• Dinka

• Atuot

This friend of Salva disappears during their journey to Ethiopia:

• Nya

• Buska

• Atuot

• Marial

Nya's sister and Salva's father are both made sick by:

• dirty water

• lack of food

• injuries

• the heat

When the camp in Ethiopia is closed, Salva leads a group of boys to:

• Uganda

• Egypt

• Northern Sudan

• Kenya