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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. For how long does the woman at the clinic say the water should be boiled in Chapter 8?

2. How is Jewiir related to Salva?

3. What color headscarf does Salva's mother wear?

4. In what year does Nya's story start?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Akeer's illness present such a threat to her?

3. How is Marial's character described when he is introduced?

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

5. What is the main setting of A Long Walk to Water?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Salva's group cross the River Nile when they reach it? How do the members of the group cooperate in order to achieve a common goal at the Nile? What is Salva's job in this process?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Nya's mother dislike staying at the lake camp during the dry season? How does Nya's understanding of her mother's unhappiness affect her? How will the water pump affect Nya's trips to the lake?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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