A Long Walk to Water

______________ is a message or lesson the author is trying to teach the reader.

• plot
• character
• setting
• theme

Which of the following is an example of theme?

• Mankind is more alike than different.

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• It felt as if I walked a million miles.

Where does the setting of the story take place?

• England

• Egypt

• Sudan

• Canada

Nya's job each day is to:

• tend the cattle

• get water

• cook and clean

On page 65, which two pieces of evidence show that Salva grows and becomes stronger after his Uncle's death?

• "Beneath his terrible sadness, he felt stronger."

• "Now that Salva was without Uncle's care and protection, the group's attitude toward him changed."

• "Salva was amazed to find himself walking faster and more boldly than he had before."

One of the themes of "A Long Walk to Water" is the you should never give up. Which quote shows that theme?

• "How can I go on without them? But how can I not go on...? I need only to get through the rest of this day and not other."

• "As the days went by, the uneasiness grew into fear. Salva was almost seventeen years old now-a young man."

• "He felt as though he were standing on the edge of a giant hole - a hole filled with the black despair of nothingness...I am alone now. I am all that is left of my family."

Which of the following are THEMES from "A Long Walk to Water?" (Choose all that apply)

• War

• Coming of Age

• The Supernatural

• Overcoming Obstacles

Why did Nya ask her father, "All the children Papa? The girls too?"

• Nya did not want to give up her job walking to get water.

• Nya did not want to go to school.

• She thought the girls would not get any of the water.

• Girls normally did not go to school.

True or False: Salva drilled wells for both the Nuer and the Dinka tribes.

• True

• False

Which point of view is the following statement written in:

"Salva escapes the school and runs into the bush. Then some of the men gathered and talked for a few moments. One of them called out, Villages-group yourselves by villages."

• First Person

• Third Person