Long Walk to Water Ch 7 and 8

What made Nya's sister sick?

• It's too cold

• Water

• Mosquitos

• Food

Why is it hard to get medical help for Nya's sister?

• It is a few days walk away

• There isn't any

• There are no doctors

• It's too expensive

What happened to Marial?

• He got lost in the middle of the night

• He was eaten by a lion

• He went home

• The group found him swimming in a hidden lake

How will the group cross the river?

• They will swim

• They will take the next ferry

• They must build canoes

• Cross the bridge

What was the group worried about as they made the canoes?

• That the war would come to them

• That someone would steal their boats

• They would run out of supplies

• They were at the wrong river

The nurse explained why Akeer was sick. What did she say?

• "Her sickness came from the water."

• "Her sickness came from the heat."

• "Her sickness came from the mosquitos."

• "Her sickness came from the food."

How does the nurse say Nya and her mother can clean their water?

• with bleach

• with a water filter

• by boiling the water

• by buying bottled water

Why doesn't Salva fall asleep in the canoe?

• He is too uncomfortable.

• He is afraid of falling out of the canoe.

• He is not tired as they cross the nile.

• He is too hungry to sleep.

Before Salva ran from the war his father would bring him fruit as a gift. What was it?

• bananas

• sorghum

• oranges

• mangoes

Where did all the fishermen go when the sun went down.

• into their houses

• under mosquito net "tents"

• into their sleeping bags

• they went to bed.