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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Jewiir related to Salva?
(a) Jewiir is Salva's mother's older brother.
(b) Jewiir is Salva's mother's younger brother.
(c) Jewiir is Salva's father's older brother.
(d) Jewiir is Salva's father's younger brother.

2. Who is the chief of Nya's village?
(a) Nya's grandfather.
(b) Nya's uncle.
(c) Nya's brother.
(d) Nya's father.

3. What does Salva's group find to eat as they finish their journey across the desert in Chapter 10?
(a) A stork.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A crocodile.
(d) An antelope.

4. For how long does the woman at the clinic say the water should be boiled in Chapter 8?
(a) A count of 100.
(b) A count of 400.
(c) A count of 200.
(d) A count of 300.

5. How many days does it take Salva's group to build enough canoes to cross the river in Chapter 7?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Five days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Salva's class studying while he looks out the window in Chapter 1?

2. What food does Buksa lead Salva to in Chapter 4?

3. At around what age are the boys in Salva's family sent to school?

4. Why is Salva unable to attend school the entire year?

5. What is the name of Nya's older brother who goes with her father to hunt at the lake camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Salva's character introduced in Chapter 1? How old is Salva when his character is introduced?

2. How is Salva's family regarded within their community?

3. What does Auntie ask of the tribe of people that arrive at her home in Chapter 4?

4. With whom do the strangers speak when they arrive in Nya's village in Cahpter 9? What are they presumably discussing?

5. What role does Jewiir assume within Salva's group in Chapter 6? Why?

6. Why does the nurse's advice appear impossible to Nya and her mother in Chapter 8?

7. Who are the dwellers on the island in Chapter 8? How is this setting described?

8. What is the main setting of A Long Walk to Water?

9. What is Nya doing when her character is introduced in Chapters 1 through 3?

10. What is the catalytic event that sets off Salva's story in Chapter 1?

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