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A long Walk to water Chapters 3-4

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  • What did the "smudge on the horizon" that Nya saw turn out to be?
    A ocean
    A village
    A pond
    A tree
  • What did the old woman give Salva to eat?
    raw peanuts
    honey
    Fruit
    raw milk
  • Why did Nya have a cloth dougnut
    to sit on when resting
    to steady and hold the container of water on her head
    She would drench it in water to help her keep cool
    to place around the top of her container
  • After Nya returned with the container of water, what did she not do?
    she had to walk and get more water
    She got to relax and play with her sister
    she had to watch and train her 5 year old sister
    she had a bowl of sorghum meal and milk
  • Why did the old woman say that Salva could not go with her?
    She was too slow
    she had no food for him
    it would be dangerous for him
    she preferred to travel alone
  • What did Buska listen for?
    a bird
    bombs
    a beehive
    GUNFIRE
  • Why did the old woman say that she was leaving>
    to find her family
    to go back to her village
    The soldiers were getting closer
    the pond was drying up
  • What two things did the old woman give to salva
    A knife and a drinking gourd
    A knife and a bag of fruit
    a bag of peanuts and a drinking gourd
    a knife and a bag of peanuts
  • Why had the Dinka and Nuer people been fighting for hundreds of years?
    over the land richest in water
    over the oil found under the land
    over cattle
    over who owned the farmlands
  • What did Salva feel as a deep buzzing pain in every part of him?
    the thorn
    his hunger
    his thirst
    a blister
  • What advice did the old woman give to Salva?
    rejoin the people who left you behind
    go back to your village
    Walk away from the fighting
    walk during the night
  • What did Nya drink with her hollowed out gourd ?
    muddy water
    coffee
    clear fresh water
    tea
  • What did the v-shaped ritual scars on a persons forhead mean?
    they were warriors
    they were Dinka
    they were nuer
    they were rebels
  • Which is not a reason that Salva was left behind
    he might slow them down
    no one wanted to wake him up
    he was a child
    he might cause trouble
  • Who was Buska?
    The leader of the walking people
    a boy who died
    The leader of the rebels
    a Jur-chol boy who Salva walked with
  • Which is not a reason that the men did not want Salva to join their group?
    he was a Nuer
    he would eat their food
    he was too young to help
    he would slow them down
  • Why did Buska keep stopping
    to cry
    to listen
    to pray
    he was tired
  • What thought remained in salvas head?
    how can I join the rebels
    Where is my family
    when can I eat
    where is my village
  • What did the honey guide bird lead them to?
    eggs to eat
    a flock of birds to eat
    a beehive with honey
    A pond
  • Why was Salva alowed to join the group
    the old woman them to let him join
    he was dinka
    he would be a good fighter
    he paid a fee
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