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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. What is the name of Nya's older brother who goes with her father to hunt at the lake camp?
(a) Akit.
(b) Akeer.
(c) Kuol.
(d) Dep.

2. What are the names of Salva's sisters?
(a) Ariik and Ring.
(b) Akit and Agnath.
(c) Akit and Nya.
(d) Dep and Ring.

3. How long has it been since anyone in Salva's group has eaten as they finish their journey across the desert in Chapter 10?
(a) Three days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Four days.

4. What presumably killed Salva's friend in Chapter 7?
(a) A lion.
(b) A hyena.
(c) A bear.
(d) A coyote.

5. With what tribe does Nya's tribe fight at the lake?
(a) The Dinka tribe.
(b) The Oma tribe.
(c) The Jur-chol tribe.
(d) The Nuer tribe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many doses of medicine does it take before Akeer is healthy and back to her old self in Chapter 8?

2. How is Jewiir related to Salva?

3. Who is Nya's younger sister that her mother makes her take along to get water in Chapter 4?

4. By what name does Salva call the woman that he encounters after he's been abandoned in Chapter 3?

5. How old is Nya's younger sister that she must take with her to get water in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Auntie give to Salva before he departs in Chapter 4? Why?

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

3. Why does Nya's family stay at the camp for part of the year? Where is the camp located?

4. What happens as Salva's group begins to roast the stork after crossing the desert in Chapter 10?

5. Why is Auntie leaving her home in Chapter 4? Why does she not take Salva with her?

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

7. Why does Akeer's illness present such a threat to her?

8. What does Jewiir do in order to keep Salva going along with the group in Chapter 9?

9. From what narrative point of view is A Long Walk to Water related?

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

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