Review for A Long Walk to Water Book Test

Match the character with the description. Each character may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

Choose the best answer for the following questions. Which pair of adjectives best describes Salva in the story?

• worrier and careless

• complainer and pessimistic

• quiet and indifferent

• visionary and hardworking

How old is Salva at the beginning of the story?

• ten

• eleven

• thirteen

• seventeen

How is Uncle Jewiir seen by the group?

• a rebel

• a wise man

• a hindrance

• a leader

Which pair of adjectives best describes Nya in the story?

• whiny and lazy

• conceited and energetic

• persevering and quiet

• radiant and dynamic

Who is Auntie?

• an old woman who helps Salva

• Salva’s mother

• Salva’s aunt

• Uncle Jewiir’s wife

Where does Marial tell Salva they are going?

• to wander in the desert

• to Ethiopia

• to find their families

• to Kenya

Which of the following is not something Salva faced?

• hunger

• crocodiles

• possible dehydration

• snakes

What do Salva and Nya have in common?

• Both are children in the whole story.

• Something they dared to hope for is happening.

• They both love to read.

• They both feel abandoned.

Place the following events in correct sequential order. There are seven total events.

____ Salva finds his uncle in the group.

____ Salva finds himself alone in a barn.

____ Salva runs into the bush as hard as he can.

____ Salva walks a year and a half to get to another camp

____ Salva finds himself alone once again.

____ Salva begins walking with another group towards a refugee camp.

____ Salva arrives at a refugee camp.