A Long Walk to Water

This novel is set mainly in _______.

• Egypt

• Sudan

• Nile

• The United States

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the purpose of Nya's journey each day?

• To escape the war

• To get water

• To feed her family

• To help her cousins

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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

How many trips did Nya make to the pond for water each day?

• One

• Two

• Three

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

How old was Nya in the beginning of the book?

• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How old was Salva when war came to his village? 

• 5
• 7
• 11

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

When we first meet Salva at the beginning of the story, what is he doing?

• He is studying for school.

• He is daydreaming in school.

• He is finishing his homework.

• He is walking to get water.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why couldn't Salva attend school all year?

• During the rainy season his family moved away from their village.

• He had to help take care of the herd of cattle.

• He had to walk to get water for his family.

• During the dry season his family moved away from the village.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why don't Salva's sisters, Akit and Agnath, go to school?

• They are girls.
• They are too young.
• They do not want to go.
• They have to herd cows. 

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why does Salva learn Arabic Language?

• A. His father is a successful judge and it is important to know how to speak Arabic.
• The Dinka must also be able to speak to others in Arabic.
• C. It is the official language of the Sudanese government.
• D. Salva wants to impress his brothers by learning the Arabic language.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The war in Sudan is between

• the East and the West

• the rebels (south) and the government (north)

• the Christians and the Muslims

• the Dinkas and the Nuer

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1