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A Long Walk to Water Quiz Chapters 1-6

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is the genre of A Long Walk to Water?
a)
Biography
b)

Non Fiction

c)
Realistic Fiction
d)

Prose

2.
2. Which is a difference between Nya and Salva?
a)
Nya lives in Northern Sudan and Salva lives in Southern Sudan.
b)
Nya is a boy and Salva is a girl.
c)
Nya is less fortunate and Salva is more fortunate.
d)
Nya attends school and Salva has tutors.
3.
3. What was Nya's responsibility each day?
a)
To escape war
b)
To fetch water
c)
To get medicine
d)
All of the above
4.
4. What is the point of view of the novel?
a)
First person
b)
Second persion
c)
Third person
d)
Fourth person
5.
5. Who is telling the story?
a)
Salva
b)
Nya
c)
An outside narrator
d)
Salva and Nya
6.
6. The setting of the story is in...
a)

Europe

b)
Sudan
c)

New York

d)
United States
7.
7. Why was there a war in Sudan?
a)
The government wanted everyone to follow the Islam religion.
b)

The government wanted everyone to pay more taxes.

c)
The government wanted everyone to move out of Sudan.
d)

The Dinka and the Nuer tribes fought over the cattle.

8.
8. Nya's cultural group is...
a)
Dinka
b)
Nuer
c)
Atout
d)
Jur-chol
9.
9. Salva's cultural group is...
a)
Dinka
b)
Nuer
c)
Atuot
d)
Jur-chol
10.
10. Salva's story is set during the...
a)
Sudanese Civil War
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
Dinka and Nuer War
d)
African American War
11.
14. What do Salva and Marial have in common?
a)
They are Jur-chol.
b)
They have been separated from their families.
c)
They are injured.
d)
They are good at mathematics.
12.
15. How did Salva know that Marial was not from his village?
a)
Marial said he was from Ethiopia.
b)
Marial spoke differently from Salva.
c)
Marial was looking for his family.
13.
17. In chapter 5, Salva's group is walking in a dangerous area. What is dangerous?
a)
There is a rebel camp nearby.
b)
The region is inhabited by lions.
c)
They are surrounded by bee hives.
d)
They are entering a storm.
14.
  • "He was a rude and arrogant man,"

  • is and example of direct or indirect characterization?

a)
Direct Characterization
b)
Indirect Characterization
15.

"When the little boy tripped and scraped his knee, she immediately knelt down to comfort him and clean his wound". This is an example of __________________.

a)
Direct Characterization
b)
Indirect Characterization
16.
A trait that does NOT apply to Salva is
a)
lazy
b)
frightened
c)
persistent (doesn't give up)
d)
helpful
17.

Alexandria has a great sense of humor.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

18.

He slammed the car door and stormed into his house.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

19.

She has short black hair and a gorgeous smile.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

20.

Zane was kind and caring to everyone he met.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

21.

Kristie is hungry for attention. She's constantly cracking jokes and making crazy faces. Deep down, though, she's really just insecure.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

22.

Tony stared at Jack's photo. Jack was a star athlete. He got top grades in everything. He now had a high-paying job. Tony tore the photo to shreds.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization

23.

His shoulders slumped and his gazed dropped to the floor as she walked away.

a)

Direct Characterization

b)

Indirect Characterization