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A Long Walk to Water - Chapter 7

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  • What is considered the "mother of all life in Sudan?"
    the Nile
  • How do they cross the Nile?
    By canoe
  • What was the debate with Akeer's illness?
    Stay at the camp and let her rest so she can heal on her own or begin long hard walk to treatment
  • Where is the group headed?
    Ethiopia
  • How long did it take the group to build enough canoes?
    Two full days
  • "He gripped the sides of the boat tightly as it floated out onto the Nile." What can we infer about how Salva is feeling?
    Scared!
  • What helped Salva to forget about his fears for a while?
    The tasks of building the boats distracted him
  • "He clung to Uncle like a baby or a little boy..." is an example of...
    Simile
  • Why was Salva so scared on his walk?
    Another lion might attack
  • Why does Salva's uncle tell Salva he will stay up and keep watch at night?
    To calm and comfort Salva
  • Why was Salva scared of going to Ethiopia?
    He is scared of being away from his family.
  • Salva watched, fascinated, as little by little the curve of a prow and low sides grew from the piles of reeds." What is a prow?
    The front of a boat that sticks above the water
  • Why do you believe Akeer was sick?
    She drank contaminated water
  • Why did the group go to the broadest part of the river?
    There were islands
  • Which river are they going to cross?
    The Nile
  • What are the canoes made out of?
    Reeds
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