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Ch. 10-12 A Long Walk to Water

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where do the two men say there is water?
a)
Along the path to the river
b)
Halfway between the two trees
c)
By the medical clinic
d)
Under Nya's house
2.
What is Uncle planning to do when they get to Ethiopia?
a)
Stay with Salva
b)
Go look for their family
c)
Return to fight
d)
Find a wife
3.
What happens when they finally cross the desert?
a)
They cook a dead stork.
b)
They are robbed.
c)
Uncle is tied to a tree, and shots are fired.
d)
All of the above
4.
Why is clearing the land dangerous for the people in Nya's village?
a)
Scorpions and snakes are present.
b)
They have to use sharp knives.
c)
The work has to be done in the heat of the day.
d)
There are poisonous plants.
5.
How does the group change towards Salva after Uncle dies?
a)
They think he is going to slow them down.
b)
They don't include him.
c)
They don't share food with him.
d)
All of the above
6.
Why does Salva think he sees his mother?
a)
Another boy tells him that she is there.
b)
He sees an orange headscarf.
c)
He hears her voice.
d)
None of the above
7.
What does Nya think the drill is?
a)
A giant mosquito
b)
The Eiffel Tower
c)
An iron giraffe
d)
None of the above
8.
What does Salva finally realize?
a)
The war will never end.
b)
His family is dead.
c)
His mother is alive.
d)
His brothers might have escaped.
9.
Six years later the camp is closing. Why?
a)
America is taking all the refugees.
b)
The war is too close to the camp.
c)
It is safe to return home.
d)
Ethiopia's government is collapsing.
10.

My writing needed to be _____ into Arabic so my teacher could read it.

a)

receding

b)

looting

c)

translated

d)

chaos

11.

I woke from a dead sleep and ____ down the hallway

a)

ravaged

b)

chaos

c)

looted

d)

staggered

12.

Wrecked and plundered

a)

ravaged

b)

translated

c)

grudgingly

d)

staggered

13.

The _____ water caused my family to move to a new location.

a)

emaciated

b)

receding

c)

looting

d)

gudgingly

14.

When the hurricane came through our city several people were _____ the store that were abandoned.

a)

ravaged

b)

grudgingly

c)

translating

d)

looting

15.

That student is _______ walking down the hall because he doesn't want to go to the office.

a)

emaciated

b)

stagger

c)

grudgingly

d)

looting

16.

This dog would be descibed with what word

a)

chaos

b)

emaciated

c)

stagger

d)

ravaged

17.

Which word best describes this photo

a)

stagger

b)

grudgingly

c)

translation

d)

chaos

18.

Does Nya believe that there can be water underground?

a)

yes

b)

no

19.

Why does Salva feel stronger, even though his uncle and friend, Marial, are dead?

a)

He doesn't want to die.

b)

He knew that both of them would have wanted him to survive, to finish the trip.

c)

Salva doesn't feel stronger, he's afraid of what will happen next.

20.

What makes the Itang Refugee Camp better than walking through the desert? (Pick 2!)

a)

They are safe from rebel armies.

b)

There is food to eat.

c)

Salva's family is at the refugee camp as well.

21.

How long did Salva stay in Ethiopia at the Itang Refugee Camp?

a)

Six years

b)

Six days

c)

Six weeks

22.

What was the Gilo River famous for?

a)

piranhas

b)

sharks

c)

crocodiles

23.

Why is the drill referred to as "The Iron Giraffe" ?

a)

It has the same colors

b)

It has a long neck like a giraffe

c)

They both come from Africa

24.

What is Salva's first impression of the Itang Refugee camp?

a)

There are thousands of people

b)

It reminded him of home.

c)

It was cold and wet.

25.

Salva comes to realization that..

a)

his family is in a different camp.

b)

everyone in his family is probably dead.

c)

his family is lost somewhere in the Akobo

26.

What rumor spread around the refugee camp?

a)

that they will have a school

b)

that they are starting a volleyball team

c)

that the camp is closing

27.

When the soldiers got to the camp they...

a)

brought Salva to his parents.

b)

told them they could stay.

c)

forced everyone out.

28.

What is the "red giraffe" that Nya refers to in Chapter 12?

a)

A truck used to pull up roots

b)

A drill used to dig

c)

A large red giraffe

d)

A large plane with a giraffe painted on the side

29.

Why is the drill referred to as "The Iron Giraffe" ?

a)

That is the brand name

b)

It has the same colors

c)

It has a long neck like a giraffe

d)

They both come from Africa

30.

How did Nya's mother and the other villagers transfer the rocks to the work site?

a)

They put the rocks in a cloth bag and dragged the bag to the site.

b)

They used a wagon to collect and transport the rocks.

c)

They balanced the bundles of rocks on their heads.

d)

They put them in their car and drove them to the site.

31.

Salva tells himself, "I need only to get through

a)

yesterday."

b)

tomorrow."

c)

this day and no other,"

d)

the river."

32.

What is Salva's first impression of the Itang Refugee camp?

a)

There are thousands of people

b)

It reminded him of home.

c)

He was going to make lots of friends.

d)

It was cold and wet.

33.

How does Salva get himself through his time at the camp?

a)

He cries and someone tells him it will be okay.

b)

He focuses on making friends.

c)

He works hard to plan his revenge

d)

He tells himself to get through the rest of that day and no other.

34.

Salva comes to realization that..

a)

his family is in a different camp.

b)

everyone in his family is probably dead.

c)

his family is lost somewhere in the Akobo

d)

he will make it to college.

35.

"He felt as though he were standing on the edge of a giant hole - a hole filled with the black despair of nothingness"


What does this statement say about Salva's feelings?

a)

The statement shows that Salva feels energized and determined to make it.

b)

The statement shows that Salva is angry with the Nuer men who killed Uncle and the soldiers from the North who burned his village.

c)

The statement shows that Salva feels totally alone and that he is the only one left of his family.

d)

The statement shows that Salva us excited for his future.

36.

What rumor spread around the refugee camp?

a)

that they will have a school

b)

that they are starting a volleyball team

c)

that the camp is closing

d)

they will be getting book in the camp

37.

Why were the refugees being forced to leave the camp?

a)

It was too crowded.

b)

There were sandstorms that wiped out the camp.

c)

The Ethiopian government was on the brink of collapse.

d)

They were moving them to another camp.

38.

The orders were not just to leave the refugee camp, but to leave

a)

the Akobo

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Kenya

d)

Eygpt

39.

When the soldiers got to the camp they...

a)

brought Salva to his parents.

b)

gave them clothes.

c)

told them they could stay.

d)

forced everyone out.

40.

Who is the author of our current novel?

a)

Edgar Allan Poe

b)

Linda Sue Park

c)

Peter Rogers

d)