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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. For how long does Salva stay at the old woman's house and work for her before deciding to leave in Chapter 3?
(a) Two days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Five days.

2. Who has been killed in Chapter 6?
(a) Dep.
(b) Jewiir.
(c) Nya.
(d) Marial.

3. For how many months of the year does Nya walk to get water for her family?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 7 months.

4. Why does Salva's group walk through the night in Chapter 6?
(a) To search for water.
(b) Because they are trying to get to the border before daylight.
(c) Because they fear the lions.
(d) Because they want to find a lion to eat.

5. What kind of livestock does Salva's father own?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Goats.
(d) Cattle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Salva imagine stripping the corpses of the men in the desert in Chapter 10?

3. Why does Nya's mother hate the camp by the lake?

4. How many of the men on the ground in the desert have died in Chapter 10?

5. What food does the old woman give to Salva in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens at nightfall while Salva's group is on the island in Chapter 8?

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

4. Why does Buksa stray from the group in Chapter 4?

5. Where does Salva flee when he leaves the school in Chapter 1? Why?

6. What was the main cause for the outbreak of the Second Sudanese Civil War?

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

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

9. How are the chapters in A Long Walk to Water structured?

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

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