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A Long Walk to Water Test Review

Quiz by Kelli Gibbons

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  • Q1
    How old is Nya at the start of the novel?
    10
    9
    6
    11
    30s
  • Q2
    Choose the two words that best complete this passage from the book: "Salva spoke the language of his ____________ tribe at home with his family, but in school he learned ___________ the official language of the Sudanese government."
    Dinka: Arabic
    Nuer: English
    Dinka; English
    Nuer: Arabic
    30s
  • Q3
    When does Salva attend school?
    During the rainy season
    All year
    Never
    During the dry season
    30s
  • Q4
    What job does Salva's father have in the village?
    Judge
    Teacher
    Farmer
    Police officer
    30s
  • Q5
    "From far off he would see her bright orange headscarf, and he would raise his arm in greeting. By the time he reached the house, she would have gone inside to get his bowl of milk ready for him." What can be inferred about Salva's mom from this statement?
    She likes to cook.
    She is eager to please.
    She must serve the men in her family.
    She loves Salva very much.
    30s
  • Q6
    The Dinka and Nuer ____________.
    All of the above
    need a clean water source
    are rival tribes
    have a history of violence between each other
    30s
  • Q7
    "Overhead, a jet plane veered away like a sleek evil bird". In this passage, the author makes use of
    onomatopoeia
    personification
    simile
    metaphor
    30s
  • Q8
    What or who are the rebels fighting against?
    The French
    The Nuer
    The government
    The Dinka
    30s
  • Q9
    The rebels are _________.
    ruthless
    kind
    determined
    eager
    30s
  • Q10
    After Salva is left by a few women from his village, he sleeps in the barn of an older woman. What food does this woman give Salva?
    Fish
    Eggs
    Peanuts
    Apples
    30s
  • Q11
    At the beginning of the novel, Salva is often rejected or left behind because of his _________.
    tribe
    religion
    age
    father
    30s
  • Q12
    Nya's family moves
    during the dry season
    all the time
    to get work
    to hunt
    30s
  • Q13
    What is the land of the Atuot known to be inhabited by?
    Lions
    Tigers
    Gorillas
    Bears
    30s
  • Q14
    Why is Salva's uncle seen as a leader?
    He has a gun.
    He has a gun and he was in the army.
    He was in the army.
    He wasn't in the army and he didn't have a gun so he didn't seem like a threat.
    30s
  • Q15
    What happens to Marial?
    He starves to death.
    He is eaten by a lion.
    He is shot by the rebels.
    He is eaten by an alligator.
    30s

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