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  • Why did the old woman say that Salva could not go with her?
    she preferred to travel alone
    She was too slow
    it would be dangerous for him
    she had no food for him
  • A long walk to water is a book with two stories. One story is about an 11 year old boy named what?
    ring
    koul
    ariki
    Salva
  • What did nya step on while walking with her container
    a thorn
    a snake
    a nail
    broken glass
  • What did the honey guide bird lead them to
    A pond
    a flock of birds to eat
    eggs to eat
    a beehive with honey
  • Why did the old woman say that she was leaving>
    to go back to her village
    the pond was drying up
    to find her family
    The soldiers were getting closer
  • Nyas story takes place in what year?
    2008
    2000
    1985
    2024
  • Why did the family choose not to live by the lake all year long?
    because the Dinka and Nuer fough over the land
    because of flooding
    because of wild animals
    they preferred the seashore
  • What thought remained in salvas head?
    when can I eat
    how can I join the rebels
    where is my village
    Where is my family
  • Why was Salva alowed to join the group
    he paid a fee
    the old woman them to let him join
    he was dinka
    he would be a good fighter
  • Who were the rebels fighting against
    the villagers
    the south
    a foreign country
    the goverment
  • Why did a soldier point a gun at salvas head?
    to send him back with the women and the children
    he was caught trying to escape
    to force him to join the older boys and men
    he was caught stealing food.
  • Who was Buska?
    a Jur-chol boy who Salva walked with
    The leader of the walking people a boy who died
    The leader of the rebels
  • What did the v-shaped ritual scars on a persons forhead mean?
    they were nuer
    they were warriors
    they were Dinka
    they were rebels
  • The land of the Atuot was known for which animal?
    the baboon
    the crocodile
    the hyena
    The lion
  • How did Salva first meet mariel?
    he stepped on his hand
    he met him at meal time
    he picked him up after he tripped
    he met him in the woods
  • Why did Nyas family move to a big lake, a three days walk from their village, every year?
    the rain dried stopped and the pond dried up
    to avoid the mosquitoes
    to stay together with their relatives
    it was a good place to a vacation
  • What did Salva feel as a deep buzzing pain in every part of him?
    his hunger
    a blister
    the thorn
    his thirst
  • What made the loud booming sound?
    A plane dropping a bomb
    machine gunfire
    dynamite
    a plane crashing
  • How was the water in the lake described during the dry season when Nya and her family relied on it?
    Sulfuric-like eggs
    Clean and refreshing
    Salty tasting
    Filthy-more mud than liquid
  • What do young girls in sudan do?
    plant the crops
    go to school
    learn to keep house
    take care of the cattle
  • Where did Mariel tell Salva that they were headed towards
    Northern sudan
    Kenya
    Ethiopia
    his village
  • What did salva notice when he woke up in the barn?
    He had been left behind and alone
    only the people from his village waited for him
    the rebels had kidnapped all the children
    the rebels had taken all the food
  • What did Nya drink with her hollowed out gourd ?
    coffee
    tea
    clear fresh water
    muddy water
  • Which is not a reason that the men did not want Salva to join their group?
    he was too young to help
    he would eat their food
    he was a Nuer
    he would slow them down
  • After Nya returned with the container of water, what did she not do?
    She got to relax and play with her sister
    she had to walk and get more water
    she had a bowl of sorghum meal and milk
    she had to watch and train her 5 year old sister
  • Who or what is Loun Ariik
    salvas father
    salvas teacher
    salvas real name
    salvas village
  • Where did Mariel tell Salva that they were headed towards
    his village
    Northern sudan
    Kenya
    Ethiopia
  • What do young Dinka boys learn to do?
    plant crops
    fetch water
    learn to be soldiers
    herd cattle
  • they made these as they were a symbol of what
    wealth
    freedom
    religion
    war
  • What did salva and the other boys make out of clay
    cars
    horses
    cows
    pigs
  • What did the old woman give Salva to eat?
    Fruit
    raw peanuts
    raw milk
    honey
  • Where did Mariel tell Salva that they were headed towards
    Kenya
    Northern sudan
    Ethiopia
    his village
  • What dud Nya do that took her half the moring
    walk to school
    carry a full container of water
    do her chores and homework
    carry an empty containter of water
  • Why did Slava,Buksa,and Buksa's friend look like they had been in a fight?
    they had encountered some nuer fighters
    they had fought over food
    They had been stung by angry bees
    they had been up all night
  • What did the "smudge on the horizon" that Nya saw turn out to be?
    A ocean
    A pond
    A village
    A tree
  • Why did one DInka man not enjoy the feast of honey?
    he slept through the meal
    he slept through the meal
    He had been stung on his tongue
    he was allergic to bees
  • Which is not a reason that Salva was left behind
    he might slow them down
    he was a child
    no one wanted to wake him up
    he might cause trouble
  • 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 language did Salva speak at home?
    French
    English
    Dinka
    Arabic
  • How were all the people grouped together at night
    by their age
    By their village
    by how much money they had
    into groups of men and women
  • Salvas story takes place in
    2008
    1985
    1997
    2024
  • Which of these things did not bother Nya on her walk?
    time
    thorns
    heat
    Soldiers
  • Why did Buska keep stopping
    to pray
    to cry
    to listen
    he was tired
  • what tribe did Nyas family belong to?
    Nuer
    Dinka
    Jur-chol
    Nubian
  • A long walk to water is a book with two stories. One story is about an 11 year old girl named what?
    salva
    charlie
    Nya
    sid
  • Why did Salva try to join the men?
    to show he was better than his younger brother
    to prove himself as he came from a poor family
    To act like a man and be a good example
    he didnt want to be with women and children
  • What did Buska listen for?
    GUNFIRE
    a bird
    a beehive
    bombs
  • Why did the villagers walk in the opposite direction of the rebels?
    it was an escape plan
    to go in search of food
    the rebels would be near the fighting
    to go back to their village
  • Why did Nya have a cloth dougnut
    She would drench it in water to help her keep cool
    to place around the top of her container
    to steady and hold the container of water on her head
    to sit on when resting
  • What sound stopped salva from his daydreams in school?
    gunfire
    the teacher yelling
    airplane
    car backfiring
  • How did Buksa and the other men from his tribe get the honey from the beehive?
    they lit the hive on fire
    they pounded the hive with sticks
    they scooped their hands in and pulled it out
    they smoked them out
  • A long walk to water is a book about an 11 year old boy names what?
    Ariki
    Salva
    Koul
    Ring
  • Why had the Dinka and Nuer people been fighting for hundreds of years?
    over cattle
    over the land richest in water
    over who owned the farmlands
    over the oil found under the land
  • Why did the people in the south of sudan fight against the goverment in the north?
    religious freedom
    less taxes
    high wages
    to save the cattle
  • What two things did the old woman give to salva
    a knife and a bag of peanuts
    A knife and a drinking gourd
    a bag of peanuts and a drinking gourd
    A knife and a bag of fruit
  • What did the rebels force the men from the village to do?
    to give them their money and supplies
    to carry their heavy supplies
    to lead them back to their villages
    to give them their money and supplies
  • Where did the teacher tell the students to run?
    back to the village
    to the church
    into the bush
    home
  • What language did Salva learn in school
    Arabic
    English
    French
    Dinka
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