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ALWTW Ch. 13-18

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  • Describe the conditions of the Kakuma Refugee Camp.
    A cold cabin high up in the mountains.
    An alligator infested swamp filled with mosquitos.
    A fort deep in a forest.
    A dry, windy desert surrounded by a tall, barbed-wire fence.
  • What does the author mean by “sometimes he felt he was being torn in two by the hoping and the not-hoping?”
    Salva was afraid of the outcome.
    Salva did not understand what was going on.
    Salva wanted someone to choose for him.
    Salva had mixed emotions.
  • Why do you think the others are cheering about the muddy water, but Nya is frowning?
    Nya feels that the others need to have higher expectations.
    Nya knows the water is not clean to drink.
    Nya knows she will have go to back to carrying the water.
    Nya thinks they may not be able to return home.
  • How does Nya feel about the idea of finding water between the two trees?
    Nya is confused by why people think there is water.
    Nya thinks finding water in her village is ridiculous.
    Nya is hopeful they will find water.
    Nya is angry they are digging up the trees.
  • What does Salva mean when he thinks, “it was hard to keep hope alive when there was so little to feed it?”
    There was little food and water at the camp.
    It was hard because he had nothing to look forward to.
    He missed the love and security of his family.
    It was hard for him because difficult things were happening.
  • What have the men in Nya’s village started doing now that they have immediate access to water?
    The men are planning a new housing community.
    The men are creating a new system of roads.
    The men are clearing more land to build something.
    The men are digging ditches for outdoor bathrooms.
  • What do you think makes Salva want to go back to Sudan and help?
    Salva realizes no one has helped the people, so he will help
    Salva wants to find his family.
    Salva wants to become the ruler of Sudan.
    Salva does not like living in the United States.
  • How did Salva learn that his father was still alive?
    His mom sent him a text message.
    His cousin sent him an email.
    He got a phone call from the hospital.
    He saw a video on Tik-Tok
  • Based on the sentence below, infer how Salva feels being at the Ifo refugee camp: “But when they reached the camp at Ifo, they found that things were not different than at Kakuma.”
    Salva is worried about the family he left behind.
    Salva is also miserable at the Ifo refugee camp.
    Salva thinks the camp is better than school.
    Salva is relieved not having to walk any more.
  • Why does Uncle tell Salva not to share his water?
    Salva is too young and not strong enough to share.
    Uncle thinks the other men might poison Salva.
    Uncle is not sure when they will find more water.
    The other men wasted their water.