A Long Walk to Water Comprehension

The main male character in this novel is named:

• Dep

• Akobo

• Salva

• Jewir

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

The main female character in this novel is named:

• Nya

• Akit

• Akeer

• Salva

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Why did Salva have to leave his village?

• a fire

• his family moved

• war

• he was too old to stay there

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• dirty water

• lack of food

• injuries

• the heat

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• abruptly

• braced

• frigid

• meandering

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

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

• Uganda

• Egypt

• Northern Sudan

• Kenya

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• pears

• peaches

• mangoes

• coconuts

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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

• a school

• new homes

• irrigation ditches

• another well

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who does Salva go visit in a clinic in Sudan?

• Nya

• his father

• uncle

• Buska

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7