A Long Walk to Water - Chapters 1-10

What challenge did the group overcome together in order to cross the Nile River?

• They all helped each other swim across 
• They all helped each other by building boats
• They all helped each other build mosquito nets
• they come together to walk across the Nile as a group

What tribe does the Dinka fight with?

• The Nuer
• The Dinka
• The Rebels
• The Americans

What did the group find at the edge of the pond?

• A dead stork.

• A bottle of water

• Coconuts

• Sunscreen

Why was there war in Sudan?

• The government wanted all of Sudan to become Muslim but people in the south had different religions and did not want to practice Islam.
• The government forced all people in southern Sudan to speak Arabic.
• The government wanted all tribes to send their daughters to school.
• The government and Dinka tribes were fighting over water rights.

When Salva and his group landed on the island in the middle of the Nile River, they had no currency and had to beg for food. Uncle did not have to beg for food because he ...

• Was the tallest in the group

• He was the leader of the group/he had a gun

• He spoke the language of the islanders

• He traded mosquito nets for food

"Salva was amazed by what he saw in the fishing community, It was the first place in weeks of walking that had an abundance of food." The word abundance in this passage means...?

• Plenty/A lot

• Very little

• Just enough for the islanders

• Fresh

 How does the woman in the desert help the others they meet?

• she offers them food
• she offers to let them travel with them
• she offers them her shoes 
• she offers them a little water

Who were the robbers?

• Rebels

• Members of the Nuer Tribe

• From the government army

How old are both Salva and Nya?

• 11

• 10

• 9

• 12

What is the topic of conversation between Nya's chiefs and the men in the jeep?

• war
• water
• wealth
• wrong-doings