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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. What is the sign made of that is brought out by the pump in Chapter 18?

2. From what tribe does Dep say the crew leader is descended in Chapter 18?

3. What discourages the drilling crew in Chapter 13?

4. The narrator says in Chapter 15 that in the part of Africa where Salva grew up, the temperature rarely dropped below what?

5. How far did Salva's father walk from his village to reach the clinic?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jewiir's death affect Salva in Chapter 11?

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

3. How does Salva make his way to America?

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

5. Who is Michael and how does Salva meet him?

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

7. How many boys does Salva lead to Kenya in Chapter 13? How is this journey described?

8. What lesson does Salva remember whenever he becomes discouraged with his water project?

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

10. How does Salva almost die in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the narrative style of A Long Walk to Water. From what perspective is the story told? How does the narrative shift between the stories of Nya and Salva? Is the story related in the present or past tense? What are the impacts of each of these choices by the author?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the setting of the island that Salva's group reaches in the middle of the Nile River and the inhabitants of this island. What do the inhabitants of the island grow for crops? What are their main food sources? Why do they disappear after eating with Salva and his group?

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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