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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 is Jewiir related to Salva?
2. In the Dinka language, the Atuot people are called what?
3. What kind of vehicle do the strangers arrive in at Nya's village in Chapter 9?
4. What fruit does Salva recall his father bringing home as a treat on his bicycle in Chapter 8?
5. How old is Nya's younger sister that she must take with her to get water in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Auntie ask of the tribe of people that arrive at her home in Chapter 4?
2. Where does Salva flee when he leaves the school in Chapter 1? Why?
3. What role does Jewiir assume within Salva's group in Chapter 6? Why?
4. Why does Nya's family stay at the camp for part of the year? Where is the camp located?
5. Who are the dwellers on the island in Chapter 8? How is this setting described?
6. How are the chapters in A Long Walk to Water structured?
7. Why does the nurse's advice appear impossible to Nya and her mother in Chapter 8?
8. What does Jewiir do in order to keep Salva going along with the group in Chapter 9?
9. What happens as Salva's group begins to roast the stork after crossing the desert in Chapter 10?
10. How is Salva's family regarded within their community?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's use of irony in A Long Walk to Water. What are examples of dramatic irony in the story? How is verbal irony employed? What are examples of situational irony? How does each example serve the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the climate of South Sudan. What are the average temperatures in the region where Salva and Nya grow up? How are the dry seasons and wet seasons characterized? What animals live in this region?
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