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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 long ago has the war started, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Six months ago.
(b) Three years ago.
(c) Two years ago.
(d) One year ago.

2. How large is the group of people that arrive at the old woman's house in Chapter 3?
(a) About twenty-five.
(b) Less than a dozen.
(c) At least 200.
(d) More than fifty.

3. What refugee camp is Salva's group going to in Chapter 10?
(a) The Loun-Ariik refugee camp.
(b) The Shilluk refugee camp.
(c) The Ifo refugee camp.
(d) The Itang refugee camp.

4. What food does Jewiir hunt and kill for the group in Chapter 6?
(a) A lion.
(b) A coyote.
(c) An antelope.
(d) An elephant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country does Jewiir say the group is traveling to in Chapter 7?

2. How are Salva's injuries from the bees described in Chapter 5?

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?

4. How long does Jewiir say it will take to cross the desert in Chapter 9?

5. What is tied to the handle of Nya's water container?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nya feel about the time that her family spends at the camp?

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

4. How is water obtained when Nya's family stays at the camp?

5. How is Nya's character introduced in Chapter 1? How old is Nya?

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

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

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

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

10. What body of water does Salva's group reach in Chapter 7? How do they prepare to cross it?

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