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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For how many months of the year does Nya walk to get water for her family?

3. What are the names of Salva's sisters?

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

5. Who suggests the clinic to Nya's family in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Nya doing when her character is introduced in Chapters 1 through 3?

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

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

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

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

7. What are the symptoms of illness that Akeer exhibits in Chapter 10? What has caused her illness?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the plot structure of A Long Walk to Water. Where in the story does the exposition transition to rising action? Where does the climax occur? What is revealed in the falling action and denouement?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Nya's character in A Long Walk to Water. How old is Nya? Where does she live? What is Nya's family like? How does Nya's character change in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the history of politics and conflict in South Sudan from the 1980s to today. When did the Second Sudanese Civil War begin? What caused the war? When did it end?

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