"Some people were cutting down the tall ______ grass by the water's edge."

Tall grasses that grow in wet places are ______

Salva almost falls asleep in the canoe because the _______ scenery never changes; all he sees is water.

Salva is amazed at the ______ of food on the island in the Nile; cassava, sugar cane, yams, fish, and crocodile and hippo meat are readily available.

"Thousands, maybe millions, of hungry mosquitoes massed so thickly that in one breath Salva could have ended up with a mouthful..." hints that massed means

Because the group was going to cross they Akobo Desert, they were _______ to bring water with them; they knew they would die without it.

The Akobo Desert is arid.

Salva is surprised that no plants grow in the desert, not even____.

The blazing sun and heat are relentless in the desert.

Salva began to lag behind the group in the desert because he was too thirsty to keep up.

Salva _____ great pain after stubbing his toe so hard his toenail fell off.

The front of a boat is called the _____.