A Long Walk to Water chapters 7 -12

Which is NOT an example of a challenge that Nya faces

• the daily search for water
• the conflict between the Dinkas and the Nuers
• the fight to earn the right to go to school just like the boys
• Illnesses brought on by the lack of clean water

What is so dangerous about the Gilo River?

• Crocodiles

• Swift currents

• Swollen by the rains

• all 3

What challenge did the group overcome together in order to cross the Nile River?

• They all helped each other swim across 
• They all helped each other by building boats
• They all helped each other build mosquito nets
• they come together to walk across the Nile as a group

What was unique about the new group Salva met in the desert?

• they were soldiers
• they were dying
• they were his fathers and brothers
• they were Dinka tribesmen

 What is the real reason the man gets mad in the desert by the sharing of water with dying men?

• he is only looking out for the members in his group
• the dying men are rebel soldiers and deserve no water
• the dying men are Nuer and they are Dinka
• The angry man is acting selfish in not wanting to share H2O

If men had no containers handy, how would they take water on their journey across the Nile?

• they had jugs and gourds 
• they soaked their clothing in water 
• they found empty water bottles
• they carried it in a boat

What is it that most likely makes Akeer sick?

• heat stroke
• rotten food
• dirty water
• dehydaration

What is it that most likely makes Akeer sick?

• heat stroke
• rotten food
• dirty water
• dehydaration

Which is NOT a challenge that Salva must face?

• Fleeing his home due to the war
• Being separated from, and having no knowledge of, his family's whereabouts
• The threat of lions in the Atout lands
• Being forced into fighting for the rebel army

Who killed Uncle Jewiir?

• The Rebels from the south

• The Government

• Nuer tribesmen

• Dinka tribesmen