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A Long Walk to Water: 1-10

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Salva takes _________ at school.

a)

Dinka

b)

Arabic

c)

Albanian

d)

Sudanese

2.

"Stay away from the villages- run into the (a)   "

3.

The government in the north practiced what religion?

a)

Muslim

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddism

d)

Catholicism

4.

"The teacher (a)   on about the Arabic language"

5.

"The village men were forced to carry supplies: guns and (a)   "

6.

What is Nya's sister's name?

a)

Akir

b)

Dep

c)

Akeer

d)

Ariik

7.

What does Salva's father do for a living?

a)

Owns cattle

b)

Sheriff

c)

Lawyer

d)

Judge

8.

"Nya took the hollowed (a)   that was tied to the handle of the plastic can"

9.

What does Buska find?

(a)  

10.

What happened to Salva in chapter 5?

a)

Stubbed his toe

b)

His best friend died

c)

His uncle was shot

d)

He was stung by bees

11.

Salva's uncle's name was (a)  

12.

What is one thing Nya likes about the lake camp?

a)

She gets to sleep in a tent

b)

Nya didn't have to carry their things to camp

c)

Nya didn't have to make two long walking trips to the pond

d)

It gave her time to spend with her family

13.

Nya's mom did NOT like camp. Which is NOT one of the reasons?

a)

She is afraid they will run into Dinka

b)

She doesn't like that they cannot bring their stuff

c)

She doesn't like the tents

d)

She is upset about the dirty water

14.

What does Salva infer about his uncle carrying the rifle?

a)

He is dangerous and will hurt others in the group if he needs to

b)

He is the leader of the group

c)

He works for the government and no harm can come to him

d)

He can kill the lions

15.

Why is Salva so sick after eating the Topi?

a)

The meat is not cooked

b)

He has never had Topi meat and his body doesn't like it

c)

He did not eat enough food

d)

He ate too much, too quickly

16.

Which is NOT an event working against the group's survival?

a)

The heat

b)

Lions

c)

Hunger

d)

The Nuer tribesman

17.

"They had to sleep in makeshift shelters" What would most likely be a makeshift shelter?

a)

House

b)

A log cabin

c)

Concrete structure

d)

Tent

18.

What is the name of Salva's new friend?

a)

Marcel

b)

Maybel

c)

Mariel

d)

Mario

19.

"The scenery and motion were so (a)   that Salva might have slept."

20.

How does the author describe Akeer's laugh?

(a)  

21.

How do the travelers get food without money?

(a)  

22.

What happens at night on the Nile River?

a)

Mosquitos

b)

Fighting between the Nuer and the Dinka

c)

Lions

d)

People loot and steal while others are sleeping