A Long Walk to Water Ch. 6-11

What is wrong with Akeer at the beginning of Chapter 7?

• She doesn't want to get water with Nya

• She's very sick from the water

• She is upset that they have moved to the camp

• She got into a fight with Nya

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What challenge are Nya and her family facing at the end of Chapter 7?

• They must decide whether or not to stay in the camp or take Akeer to the medical clinic

• They must decide whether or not to give Akeer medicine

• They must decide whether or not Akeer should be allowed to go get water with Nya

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What most likely happened to Marial?

• He wandered away from the group on his own

• He was eaten by a lion

• He got lost in the night trying to find food

• He left the group to fight in the war

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What evidence was there that led the group to believe a lion took Marial?

• Drag marks near the spot where he slept

• His clothes were in tatters and left behind

• They heard him scream in the middle of the night

• A few splotches of blood were near the path

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

How do they survive the challenge of trying to cross the Nile River?

• They swim hard and fast

• They work together to form a bridge using only their bodies

• They build boats to cross the Nile

What can be inferred from this statement?

“Only two days earlier, Akeer had complained noisily and at length about the pains in her stomach. Nya had been annoyed by all the whining. Now she felt guilty, for she could see that her sister no longer had enough strength to complain.”

• Nya is a bad sister.

• Nya thinks too much.

• Nya is compassionate.

• Nya worries easily.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What passage from the text BEST supports this statement: Salva is too tired to laugh and joke.

• Salva shook with terror inside and out. (Page 40)

• But nothing was all right. He had lost his family, and now he

  had lost his friend as well. (Page 41)

• Salva lowered his head. He knew Uncle was teasing, but he

  felt so tired...(Page 43)

• Salva watched, fascinated, as little by little the curve of a

  prow and low sides grew from the piles of reeds. (Page 44)

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What familiar face does Salva find among the group while they are walking?

• Brother

• Uncle

• School friend

• Sister

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Where does Uncle tell Salva they are heading?

• Back to the village

• Northern Sudan

• Ethiopia

• Towards the water

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

Who or what attacks Salva and the rest of the group while they are sleeping by the river?

• Lions

• Snakes

• Mosquitoes

• Soldiers

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