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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. In the Dinka language, the Atuot people are called what?
2. In which direction does Marial say the group it walking in Chapter 5?
3. How large is the group of people that arrive at the old woman's house in Chapter 3?
4. When the old woman leaves for a different village, she tells Salva that no matter where he walks to go away from what?
5. By what name does Salva call the woman that he encounters after he's been abandoned in Chapter 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Buksa stray from the group in Chapter 4?
2. Who are the dwellers on the island in Chapter 8? How is this setting described?
3. What is the main setting of A Long Walk to Water?
4. How is Salva's character introduced in Chapter 1? How old is Salva when his character is introduced?
5. What happens as Salva's group begins to roast the stork after crossing the desert in Chapter 10?
6. Why does Nya's family stay at the camp for part of the year? Where is the camp located?
7. What was the main cause for the outbreak of the Second Sudanese Civil War?
8. What has caused the terror that consumes Salva in Chapter 7?
9. What role does Jewiir assume within Salva's group in Chapter 6? Why?
10. How are the chapters in A Long Walk to Water structured?
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
Why does Nya's sister become sick from the water at the lake camp? Where is Akeer taken to be treated when she is ill? How is she treated? What is learned about her illness?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of family in A Long Walk to Water. What does family mean to Salva? What does it mean to Nya? How does the theme of family evolve in the novel?
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