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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. How many brothers does Salva have?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. What does Salva imagine stripping the corpses of the men in the desert in Chapter 10?
(a) Crocodiles.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Lions.
(d) Vultures.

3. How does Nya get water at the camp by the lake?
(a) She has to dig for it.
(b) She walks to the pond.
(c) She uses the pump.
(d) She walks to the river.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What material is the container made of that Nya carries to the pond for water?

2. With what tribe does Nya's tribe fight at the lake?

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

4. What desert does Salva's group reach in Chapter 8?

5. What weapon does Jewiir use for hunting in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What has caused the terror that consumes Salva in Chapter 7?

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

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