A Long Walk to Water Review Quiz

What is the name of the female main character in the story?

• Akeer

• Salva

• Nya

• Mariel

What is the name of the male main character in the story?

• Salva Dut Ariik

• Salma Dut Ariik

• Salba Put Ariik

• Salva Put Ariik

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

What was the name of the village Salva was from?

• Loun-Ariik
• Dinka
• Louin-Akeer
• Nuer

Tags

CCSS.RI.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.2

CCSS.RL.K.3

What was the official language of the Sudanese government?

• Arabic
• Spanish
• English
• Igbo

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Why was there war in Sudan?

• The government wanted all of Sudan to become Muslim but people in the south had different religions and did not want to practice Islam.
• The government forced all people in southern Sudan 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.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

A person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.

• Rebel (Noun)

• Mortar

• Claim

• Independence

• Gourd

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is the purpose of Nya's journey each day?

• To escape the war 
• To get water 
• To feed her family 
• To help her cousins 

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What was Salva doing when he heard gunfire and ran into the bush?

• gathering firewood so his mother could cook supper

• looking for his little brother, who hadn't come home for lunch

• sitting in school and thinking about being at home

• leading the family cattle to the watering hole

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Why did the man agree to take Salva with his group when the old woman asked?

• The man's wife, who was confused, thought Salva was her deceased child.

• The people in the man's group were Dinka, as was Salva.

• The man knew Salva's father and wanted to help his son.

• The woman had offered water to the man in exchange for helping Salva.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Based on the information in the text, you can infer that Marial was eaten by a _______.

• lion
• tiger
• bear
• topi

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1