WorksheetsA Long Walk to Water Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
What tribe is Salva from?
Loun-Ariik
Dinka
Nuer
Southern Sudan
What tribe is Nya from?
Loun-Ariik
Dinka
Nuer
Southern Sudan
How old are Salva and Nya when their stories first start?
11
22
17
8
In the Dinka language, the Atuot are called "The People of _____"
The crocodile
The lion
The bee
The hippo
What family member does Salva find on his way to Ethiopia?
His little brother
His mom
His cousin
His uncle
How do the refugees cross the Nile?
By swimming
In rowboats hired from the villagers
In canoes they make themsevles.
By building a bridge.
How many refugees die in the Gilo River?
(the river they have to cross after leaving the refugee camp in Ethiopia)
10
100
1000
100,000
Why do Salva and the boys leave the refugee camp in Kakuma?
It is being shut down.
It is a dreadful place.
They found their families.
They are being forced out.
What is Salva's new mother named?
Chris
Sherry
Louise
Tammy
What does Salva learn from his cousin's email?
His mother is dead.
How to build a well.
The war is finally over.
His father has been found and is in a remote hospital.
In Chapter 3, why is Salva left behind in the barn?
The others think he is too young/small and will slow them down.
He is from the opposing tribe as the rest of them.
They don't like him.
In chapter 6, Salva throws up his meal. Why?
He doesn't like it.
He has a stomach bug.
His stomach can't handle that much food since he has been starving for so long.
The meat is undercooked.
What do Nya's little sister and Salva's father have in common?
They are both Dinka.
They both get sick from drinking dirty water.
They are both Nuer.
They are both from the town of Loun-Ariik.
What is the reason for the war that is going on in Sudan during the time of our story?
The people in the South are fighting against the North for religious freedom.
The South wants to take land from the North.
The North wants the resources that the South has.
What is the name that Americans are using to describe the boys and young men who wandered around Sudan without their families?
The Runaways
The Refugees
The Lost Ones
The Lost Boys
What happens to Salva in the desert?
He stubbed his toe and his entire nail came off.
He was bitten by mosquitos.
He collapsed.
He skinned his knees.
Salva learned two things from Michael at the refugee camp: How to read and how to play ____________.
soccer
tennis
basketball
volleyball
"Salva was going to ______. He was going to America."
New Jersey
Washington D.C.
New York
California
How did Marial die? (RIP)
He starved
He was eaten by a lion
He drowned in the river
He became ill at the refugee camp
What is the last line in the book?
"My name is Salva"
"Thank you for the water"
"My name is Nya"
"The end"
