Exploring Chapter 2 of A Long Walk to Water

What does Niya use to remove the thorn from her foot?

• Her fingers

• A stick

• Another thorn

• A knife

What does Salva see when he looks back at his village?

• A group of soldiers

• A huge black cloud of smoke

• His family running

• A burning school building

What does Salva keep thinking about as he walks?

• When he will reach the next village

• How to avoid the rebels

• Where he will find food

• Where his family is

How do the villagers organize themselves when they stop walking?

• By families

• By age

• By villages

• By gender

What does Salva do when he hears the name of his village?

• He hurries towards the voice

• He hides

• He runs away

• He cries

What do the rebel soldiers do when they encounter the villagers?

• They start shooting

• They separate the men from the women and children

• They leave them alone

• They provide food and water

How does Salva react when a soldier raises a gun to his face?

• He runs away

• He collapses in terror

• He fights back

• He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath

What happens to the man who protests against carrying supplies for the rebels?

• He is shot

• He is ignored

• He is tied up

• He is hit in the face with a gun

Where do the villagers spend the night after encountering the rebels?

• In a barn

• In a school

• By the road

• In a cave

What does Salva discover when he wakes up in the barn?

• The rebels have returned

• He is all alone

• His family is there

• The barn is on fire