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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. Whose encouragement in the desert does Salva recall in Chapter 13?

2. How does Salva's father bless him when they meet in Chapter 17?

3. What is Salva given to eat on the evening of his first day at the refugee camp in Chapter 11?

4. Who among Salva's brothers is the only one to have survived the war in Chapter 17?

5. How many letters are there in the Arabic alphabet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What symbolic memory inspires Salva to begin his program for water in Sudan in Chapter 17?

2. How is the drill described in Chapter 12? What about the drill surprises Nya?

3. What developments have been rumored in Nya's village after the well has been installed in Chapter 18?

4. Where does Salva go when he reaches the refugee camp in Chapter 11? How is the camp described?

5. What does Salva learn about his family from his father in Chapter 17?

6. What does Nya's father do as the crew continues to drill in Chapter 16?

7. Who greets Salva when he arrives in America in Chapter 15? How are these characters described?

8. What takes place at the celebration for the well's erection in Chapter 18?

9. What does Nya learn about the crew leader in Chapter 18? Why does this surprise Nya?

10. What job do the villagers begin to undertake in Nya's village in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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