A Long Walk to Water chapter 3

How does Nya carry the water home?

• in a bucket

• in a container on her head

• in a barrel

• in bottles, two at a time

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CCSS.RI.5.1

What word does the author use to describe the water that Nya is collecting?

• clean

• fresh

• muddy

• dirty

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why did everyone leave Salva alone in the barn?

• ..."because he was a child",

• he might get tired easily and "slow them down"

• he would "complain about being hungry"

• he might "cause trouble somehow".

• ALL of the above

How did Salva know that the woman was from the Dinka tribe?

• she told him

• she had the same scars on her forehead

• they spoke the same language

• there was a sign by her door

How many days did the Salva stay with the old woman?

• four days

• three days

• a week

• a month

Why can't Salva go with the old woman?

• Salva will be too slow

• She doesn't have enough food for Salva

• it will be too dangerous

• Salve doesn't want to go with the old woman

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which word describes how boys become men in Salva's village?

• tradition

• ceremony

• scarring

• ritual