A Long Walk to Water

What can we infer is being built in Nya's village?

• a new house for the chief to sleep in

• a well/ or pump to get water

• a school for the children to attend

• a barn for the animals

Where are both Nya and Salva from?

• Ethiopia

• Northern Sudan

• Southern Sudan

• Kenya

What does Salva call the old woman who he meets in the barn?

• Cousin

• Auntie

• Sister

• Friend

Why was Salva's father sick?

• thirst

• mosquitos

• contaminated water

• burns

Why did Nya ask her father, "All the children Papa? The girls too?"

• Nya did not want to give up her job waling to get water.

• Nya did not want to go to school.

• Girls normally did not go to school?

• She thought the girls would not get any of the water.

Later in the book, Nya says she sees a “red giraffe”. What is the “red giraffe”?

• A drill for oil

• a drill for water

• a water tower

• an oil tower

How did Nya react when she drank water from the well for the first time?

• She thought the water was delicious.

• The water was muddy.

• She did not like the water.

• Nya did not drink the water.

What is the primary setting of 'A Long Walk to Water'?

• A) A bustling city in Kenya

• B) A rural village in Southern Sudan

• C) A desert in Northern Sudan

• D) A coastal town in Ethiopia

What challenge does Nya face daily in 'A Long Walk to Water'?

• A) Finding food for her family

• B) Walking long distances to fetch water

• C) Attending school far from home

• D) Protecting her family from wild animals

What historical event is depicted in 'A Long Walk to Water'?

• A) The American Civil War

• B) The Sudanese Civil War

• C) The Rwandan Genocide

• D) The Ethiopian Famine