A Long Walk to Water

Where are both Nya and Salva from?

• Ethiopia

• Northern Sudan

• Southern Sudan

• Kenya

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Why doesn't Salva attend school year round?

• During the rainy season, his family moved away from the village.

• He had to help to take care of the herd of cattle.

• During the dry season, his family moved away from the village.

• He had to walk a long way to get water for his family.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.4.1

Why was there a war in Sudan?

• The government wanted all of Sudan to become Muslim, but the people in the south had different religions and did not want to practice Islam.

• The government forced all people to speak Arabic.

• The government wanted all tribes to send their daughters to school.

• The government and Dinka tribes were fighting over water rights.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

"Don't run home. They will be going into the villages. Stay away from the villages. Run into the _________," said Salva's teacher.

• desert

• bush

• river

• forest

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

"With the water balanced on her ______, and her foot still sore from the thorn, Nya knew that going home would talk longer that coming had."

• hip

• shoulder

• arm

• head

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

Where did Salva sleep the night his village was attacked?

• in a barn

• outside under the stars

• in a hut

• in a bush

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

What does Salva call the old woman who he meets in the barn?

• Cousin

• Auntie

• Sister

• Friend

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

What did the old woman give Salva when he left with the other Dinka?

• bag of peanuts and a gourd for drinking

• bag of mangoes and a gourd for drinking

• bag of almonds and a gourd for drinking

• bag of bread and a gourd for drinking

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

Who did Salva reunite with in the land of the Atuot people?

• his father

• his grandfather

• his mother

• his uncle

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

How long did it take to make enough canoes for everyone to cross the Nile?

• two weeks

• two days

• three days

• five days

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3