A Long Walk to Water - Chapter 8 Questions

The first line in chapter 8 is an example of figurative language. After reading what it says, tell me what type of figurative language it is AND what it really means.

"It was like music, the sound of Akeer's laugh."

Because Akeer was so sick, the family needed to choose how they would address her sickness. They could either travel to the medical clinic a few days' walk away for treatment or they could stay at the camp and let her rest so she might heal on her own. What choice did they make?

• travel to the medical clinic a few days' walk away for treatment

• stay at the camp and let her rest so she might heal on her own

From where did the nurse say Akeer's sickness came?

• it came from lions in lion country

• it came from the elderly

• it came from dirty water

What was the family told they should do before drinking the water?

• boil it for a count of 200

• use a water filter

• add chlorine

• use a special water cleaning tablet

Once the canoes were in the water, how did Salva keep himself awake?

• by singing a song

• by counting the canoes

• by skipping rocks

• by counting the strokes of Uncle's paddle

Where do the fishermen of the Nile live and work?

• along the shore

• on an island in the middle of the Nile

• on the opposite side of the Nile

There was an abundance of _____ in the fishing community.

How did the travelers get food on the island?

• by buying

• by trading

• by begging

• by stealing

When the sun touched the horizon, why did the fishermen go into their tents?

• pirates would show up at night

• mosquitoes

• it would get extremely cold at night

• fish

Why did the fishermen warn the travelers to take plenty of water for the next stretch of their journey?

• they were approaching the Akobo Desert

• the journey would take a long time

• the temperature would be extremely high out on the Nile River