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A Long Walk to Water Quiz #1

Quiz by Sara Krauss

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  • Q1
    In what country does "A Long Walk to Water" take place?
    Pakistan
    Sudan
    Kenya
    Ethiopia
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  • Q2
    In what year does Salva's story take place?
    1977
    1985
    2004
    1998
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  • Q3
    Where is Salva when he is forced to flee?
    At home
    In a barn
    In school
    At a pond
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  • Q4
    Why can't Salva flee with his family?
    He is too old.
    He doesn't have a horse.
    They don't love him.
    It's too dangerous to find them all.
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  • Q5
    What are two traditional tribes in Salva's home country?
    Pashtun and Taliban
    Neur and Pastun
    Dinka and Nuer
    Binkie and Natua
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  • Q6
    What did the two tribes fight over?
    Oil rich land.
    Cows.
    Gold rich land.
    Water rich land.
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  • Q7
    Why is the country currently at war?
    The rebels are forcing boys to fight.
    The government wants everyone to be Muslim.
    The government does not want children learning Arabic.
    The rebels do not want girls to go to school.
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  • Q8
    How is Salva able to recognize the old woman as a member of his tribe?
    She knows the secret handshake.
    She has the tribal scar on her forehead.
    She cooks a traditional meal.
    She speaks his language.
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  • Q9
    What is Nya's main chore each day?
    To cook the meals.
    To go to school.
    To watch her sister.
    To fetch water.
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  • Q10
    What happens Nya's foot?
    A parasite burrows in her toe.
    She gets a scorpion bite.
    She steps on a stone.
    She steps on a thorn.
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  • Q11
    Which country is highlighted in red?
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    Ethiopia
    Sudan
    Uganda
    Kenya
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  • Q12
    Which country is highlighted in red?
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    Ethiopia
    Kenya
    Sudan
    Egypt
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  • Q13
    Which country is highlighted in red?
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    Sudan
    Kenya
    Egypt
    South Sudan
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  • Q14
    Which country is highlighted in red?
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    Uganda
    Kenya
    South Sudan
    Ethiopia
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  • Q15
    Which country is highlighted in red?
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    Uganda
    Sudan
    Kenya
    South Sudan
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  • Q16
    What are the two major rivers that flow through this region known as the Horn of Africa?
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    Nile and the Amazon
    The Nile and the Kenyan
    White and Blue Nile
    The Sahara and the Sudan
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  • Q17
    Which vocabulary word best describes the runner in red's position?
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    Mortar
    Refugee
    Solemn
    Lag
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  • Q18
    What object is depicted in this photo?
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    Fierce
    Haste
    Refugee
    Mortar
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  • Q19
    Which vocabulary word best describes this man's speed?
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    Lag
    Haste
    Fierce
    Solemn
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  • Q20
    Which emotion best describes how this boy is feeling?
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    Solemn
    Fierce
    Haste
    Lag
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