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A Long Walk To Water 1-4 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year is the main story set?

a)

2020

b)

1985

c)

1960

d)

2002

2.
The author of A Long Walk to Water is
a)
Lois Lowry
b)
Linda Sue Park
c)
Rick Riordan
d)
Thomas Paine
3.

Why does the author, Linda Sue Park, use two different colors and fonts in the novel, "A Long Walk to Water?"

a)

a. to distinguish between the two storylines of Salva and Nya

b)

b. to keep the reader’s attention while reading the novel

c)

c. to give the reader’s a summary of the upcoming novel

d)

d. to distinguish between important and miscellaneous information

4.
This novel is set mainly in _______.
a)
Egypt
b)
Sudan
c)
Nile
d)
The United States
5.

On page 1, Nya talks about “going”. Where is she going?

a)

a. to find food

b)

b. to find shelter

c)

c. to find water

d)

d. to find her friends

6.

On page 8, the author writes, “Boom”. What type of figurative language is this?

a)

a. personification

b)

b. simile

c)

c. metaphor

d)

d. onomatopoeia

7.

What language is Salva learning in school? This is the same language that is primarily spoken in the Sudan.

a)

a. English

b)

b. Russian

c)

c. Hebrew

d)

d. Arabic

8.

Where did the soldier instruct Salva to go?

a)

a. back to school

b)

b. to go home

c)

c. to the group of women and children

d)

d. to the army

9.

Which part of the story plot diagram would chapters 1-4 fall into?

a)

introduction

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

10.
What did Salva's mother give him to keep his belly full until suppertime when he came home from school?
a)
Fruit
b)
Milk
c)
Beef
d)
Nothing
11.
Why don't Salva's sisters, Akit and Agnath, go to school?
a)
They are girls.
b)
They are too young.
c)
They do not want to go.
d)
They have to herd cows. 
12.
What is Salva's tribe called?
a)
Dinka
b)
Nuer
c)
Cattle
d)
Family
13.
Why doesn't Salva attend school year round?
a)
During the rainy season his family moved away from their village.
b)
During the dry season his family moved away from the village.
c)
He had to help take care of the herd of cattle.
d)
He had to walk to get water for his family.
14.
Salva fell asleep in the barn and when he awoke, he found....?
a)
His family
b)
That he was alone
c)
His friends
d)
Happiness 
15.

Why did the man agree to take Salva with his group when the old woman asked?

a)

The man's wife, who was confused, thought Salva was her deceased child.

b)

The people in the man's group were Dinka, as was Salva.

c)

The man knew Salva's father and wanted to help his son.

d)

The woman had offered water to the man in exchange for helping Salva.

16.

What did the old woman give Salva when he left with the other Dinka?

a)

Sorghum

b)

Honey

c)

MIlk

d)

Bag of peanuts and a gourd

17.

What is the name of the female, main character in the story?

a)

Akeer

b)

Salva

c)

Nya

18.

Salva tried to do the right thing and join the group of .....?

a)

Women and children

b)

Men who were eligible to fight

c)

Soldiers

19.
Does Salva get sent with the men or the women and children?
a)
Men
b)
Women and children
20.

How does Nya carry the water home?

a)

in a bucket

b)

in a container on her head

c)

in a barrel