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A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 food does Buksa lead Salva to in Chapter 4?
(a) A goat.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A cherry tree.
(d) A beehive.

2. When the old woman leaves for a different village, she tells Salva that no matter where he walks to go away from what?
(a) The fighting.
(b) His tribe.
(c) The north.
(d) His village.

3. Why does no one in Salva's group sleep well on the island in Chapter 8?
(a) Because of the mosquitoes.
(b) Because of the antelope.
(c) Because of the crocodiles.
(d) Because of the lions.

4. How long ago had Jewiir joined Salva's group when they are reunited in Chapter 6?
(a) Two days ago.
(b) One week ago.
(c) Three days ago.
(d) Two weeks ago.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How large is the group of people that arrive at the old woman's house in Chapter 3?

3. What is said to grip Salva's heart in the end of Chapter 6?

4. What fruit does Salva recall his father bringing home as a treat on his bicycle in Chapter 8?

5. How many days does it take Salva's group to build enough canoes to cross the river in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Marial's character described when he is introduced?

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

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

6. What animals pose the greatest threat to Salva and the others as they travel in Chapter 5? Why?

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

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

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

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

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