A Long Walk to Water, Chapters 1-5 Review

T/F: Nya's story begins in the year 2008.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

T/F: In the first chapter of the novel, Nya is at the end of a long journey.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who is responsible for walking to get water for the family?

• Women and girls

• Men and boys

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

How often does Nya have to walk to the pond to get water?

• Once per day

• Every other day

• Every day, twice per day

• Three times per week

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When Nya's mom tells her to take her little sister with her to go get water, what does Nya do?

• Nya argues that her sister is too little and slow.

• Nya takes her sister and goes without complaint.

• Nya complains that her feet hurt from the thorn.

• Nya sends her sister to get the water instead.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

T/F: Nya's family moves to a lake camp when the pond near the village dries up.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Why did Nya's family not live by the lake all year round?

• Because of the dangerous animals in the area

• Because of the fighting between the Dinka and Nuer tribes

• Because the pond near the village was much closer

• Because the pond near the village was much cleaner

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

T/F: Nya is part of the Dinka tribe.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

Where are both Nya and Salva from?

• Northern Sudan

• Southern Sudan

• Ethiopia

• Kenya

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do Nya's story and Salva's story have in common?

• Their stories are happening during the same year.

• They are in the same tribe.

• Their stories are being told when they are eleven years old.

• They both witness a war between the army and the rebels.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3