Question 1

What is the best central idea for this passage?

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Nya is carrying an empty jug to the pond to fill it with water on a very hot day.

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Nya despises her chore of getting water from the pond.

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Nya and her sister go to the pond to get water.

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Nya is almost home after going to the pond to get water.

Question 2

Based on this passage, all of the following inferences are true except...

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Nya can get to water quickly and easily.

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It is very hot where Nya lives.

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Nya has been doing the job of getting water for her family for a long time.

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Water is not readily available everywhere for Nya and her family.

Question 3

What is the best central idea to describe Salva's section of chapter 1?

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Salva is forced to flee from his school when the rebel army arrives in his village.

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Salva is afraid of the gunshots.

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Salva is happy to be at school.

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Salva's family raises cattle.

Question 4

Based on the excerpt from page 16, what causes the conflict between the Dinka and Nuer tribes?

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Land and water

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<P>Religion</P>

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Cultural differences

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<P>Politics</P>

Question 5

What quote from page 16 of A Long Walk to Water best explains why the Dinka and Nuer tribes have conflict with one another?

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"No one, it seemed, was sure where Nuer land ended and Dinka land began, so each tribe tried to lay claim to the areas richest in water."

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"The Nuer and Dinka had a long history of trouble."

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"Over the years, there had been many battles, large and small, between Dinka and Nuer; many people on both sides had been killed."

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"The Dinka and the Nuer had been fighting each other for hundreds of years."

Question 6

Which of the options below is the best central idea for this excerpt from chapter 3?

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Nya's mother wants her to take her little sister, Akeer, with her to the pond to fetch water, so that she can also learn how to complete the task of getting water for the family.

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Nya's mother has two children who are younger than Nya.

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Nya had a nice lunch.

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Nya and her mother have a nice talk while Nya eats her lunch.

Question 7

What can we infer about the life of women in South Sudan based on our background information that Nya and her sister will both be expected to spend all day going back and forth to the pond for water?

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Girls in the tribe cannot go to school because they have to spend their time getting water.

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The girls are the best at getting water.

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Nya would rather get water than do any other activities.

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This is an easy and enjoyable job for them.

Question 8

How does the desert setting shape Nya's daily routine?

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Nya has to spend her days walking back and forth from the pond to get water because it is the dry season.

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Nya has to watch her little siblings.

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Nya enjoys her daily walks to the pond because it is cool and the terrain is easy to travel on.

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She is able to go to school every day.

Question 9

All of these quotes show an internal conflict that Salva struggles with except...

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"It didn't matter how often Salva swatted at the mosquitoes, or that one swat killed dozens at a time. For every one he killed, it seemed that hundreds more swarmed in to take its place" (49-50).

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"Where are we going? Where is my family? When will I see them again?" (12).

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"There were no mangoes among the fishermen's great stores, but sucking on his piece of sugar cane reminded Salva of those happier times. He wondered if he would ever again see his father riding a bicycle with mangoes in its spokes" (49).

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"Salva shook with terror inside and out. He clung to Uncle like a baby or a little boy... He looked around constantly: Every movement in the grass was a lion stalking, every stillness a lion waiting to spring" (40).

Question 10

“‘Do you see that group of bushes?’ Uncle said, pointing. ‘You need only to walk as far as those bushes. Can you do that, Salva Mawien Dut Ariik?’

Salva wiped his eyes with the back of his hand. He could see the bushes; they did not look too far away. When they reached the bushes, Uncle pointed out a clump of rocks up ahead and told Salva to walk as far as the rocks. After that, a long acacia… another clump of rocks… a spot bare of everything except sand.

Uncle continued in this way for the rest of the walk. Each time, he spoke to Salva using his full name. Each time Salva would think of his family and his village, and he was somehow able to keep his wounded feet moving forward, one painful step at a time.” (53-54).

Which important idea does the author develop in the paragraphs above?

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Goal-setting can be used as a motivational tool.

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Physical strength is necessary in overcoming obstacles.

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Landmarks are helpful to prevent getting lost.

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Independence and self-reliance is necessary for survival.

Question 11

“‘Do you see that group of bushes’ Uncle said, pointing. ‘You need only to walk as far as those bushes. Can you do that, Salva Mawien Dut Ariik?’.. Each time, he spoke to Salva using his full name” (53-54).

What does this excerpt suggest about Uncle's influence on Salva?

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Uncle encourages Salva to persevere by telling him to focus on smaller goals instead of giving up during the hardest part of their journey through the desert.

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Uncle lets Salva lag behind the group even though it is dangerous for him to do so.

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Salva becomes discouraged because Uncle is also discouraged.

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Uncle helps Salva get food at the fishing village by the Nile River.

Question 12

Which quotation best supports a central idea of chapter 9?

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“Each time Salva would think of his family and his villages, and he was somehow able to keep his wounded feet moving forward, one painful step at a time” (54).

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“He had to slow down, and for the first time on the long journey, he began to lag behind the group” (53).

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“Thorns gored his feet. His lips became cracked and parched. Uncle cautioned him to make the water in his gourd last as long as possible” (52-53).

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“At last, the sun was reluctantly forced from the sky. A blessing of darkness fell across the desert, and it was time to rest” (54).

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