A Long Walk to Water Comprehension

The main male character in this novel is named:

• Dep

• Akobo

• Salva

• Jewir

The main female character in this novel is named:

• Nya

• Akit

• Akeer

• Salva

Why did Salva have to leave his village?

• a fire

• his family moved

• war

• he was too old to stay there

Nya's sister and Salva's father are both made sick by:

• dirty water

• lack of food

• injuries

• the heat

"It, too, landed​ (a)   , but this time Salva was ready;"

• abruptly

• braced

• frigid

• meandering

Salva returned to his homeland the first time because

• He learned his father was alive and wanted to visit him.

• He was deported.

• His mother was in a hospital.

• He got a scholarship.

When the camp in Ethiopia is closed, Salva leads a group of boys to:

• Uganda

• Egypt

• Northern Sudan

• Kenya

What did Salva's father bring back from the market in the spokes of his bicycle tires?

• pears

• peaches

• mangoes

• coconuts

What does Nya's village plan to build when the well is completed?

• a school

• new homes

• irrigation ditches

• another well

Who does Salva go visit in a clinic in Sudan?

• Nya

• his father

• uncle

• Buska