WorksheetsA Long Walk to Water chapters 14 and 15
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
There is a problem with the water that comes to Nya's village, what is it?
a)
it costs too much money
b)
it is contaminated
c)
it is brown and dirty
2.
How will having each access to water (not having to walk twice a day to get water) change Nya and other Sudanese girls lives?
a)
they will have time to sleep
b)
they may get to go to school
c)
They will waste water
3.
Water is crucial in order to survive, most of this book is spent with character either searching for water or walking to water. What is water a metaphor for?
a)
Life
b)
Happiness
c)
Sadness
4.
How long did Salva spend at Kakuma refugee camp, the one he called a prison. And comparing the camp to a prison is a
a)
3 years, simile
b)
2 years, metaphor
c)
5 years, personification
5.
It was hard to keep hope alive when there was so little to feed it. Salva says this as he is leaving Kakuma.
It is an example of a
It is an example of a
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
6.
Why does Salva lose hope again at the camps?
a)
His days are long and empty
b)
He can not work
c)
both of these
7.
Salva's life is changed forever when he meets Michael, a relief worker from Ireland. What does Michael teach him to do?
a)
read and write English
b)
read and write Spanish
c)
read and write French
8.
There are 3 reasons Salva is one of the few chose to go to America.
What are they
What are they
a)
He is sick, old, and does not know English
b)
He is young, sick, and knows English
c)
He is and orphan, healthy, and knows English
9.
If you are sick, you will not get chosen to come to America.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
They won't take you if you have ever been a soldier or with the rebels (take you to America)
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Only orphans are being chosen. If you have any family left, you have to stay here. (not go to America)
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Salva thinks his name is not being put on the list because he is too old at 24.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Salva sees his name on the board and he is going to Rochester, NY
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Dep tells Nya that they have to drill down farther to get to the clean water for the village.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The book explains that they are called The Lost Boys because they are boys who have lost their homes and families because of the war and had wandered, lost, for weeks or months at a time before reaching the refugee camps
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Salva and other Lost Boys are going to have a massive culture shock in America.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
If Salva had never come to America, he might have died in the refugee camp.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Salva is a hero because he never gives up no matter how bad his situation is.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Coca Cola reminds Salva of
a)
his family and childhood
b)
his travels in the desert
20.
Salva's journey has been a long one
First Sudan, then Ethiopia, then Kenya, and finally United States.
First Sudan, then Ethiopia, then Kenya, and finally United States.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The frigid air hit Salva's face like a slap.
This is an example of a ____- comparing the air to a slap
This is an example of a ____- comparing the air to a slap
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personfication
22.
Why is Salva crying as he leaves the airport in NY?
a)
He feels as if it is the best day of his life
b)
He hates cold weather
c)
He is flooded with memories of Sudan and his family, and it felt like leaving hi old life forever
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