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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. Who has become ill in Chapter 7?
2. What kind of vehicle do the strangers arrive in at Nya's village in Chapter 9?
3. How old is Nya's younger sister that she must take with her to get water in Chapter 4?
4. What desert does Salva's group reach in Chapter 8?
5. How many brothers does Salva have?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the dwellers on the island in Chapter 8? How is this setting described?
2. What body of water does Salva's group reach in Chapter 7? How do they prepare to cross it?
3. Why does Buksa stray from the group in Chapter 4?
4. What does Auntie ask of the tribe of people that arrive at her home in Chapter 4?
5. Why does Akeer's illness present such a threat to her?
6. How is water obtained when Nya's family stays at the camp?
7. How are the chapters in A Long Walk to Water structured?
8. Where does Salva flee when he leaves the school in Chapter 1? Why?
9. What was the main cause for the outbreak of the Second Sudanese Civil War?
10. Why does Nya's family stay at the camp for part of the year? Where is the camp located?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the history of politics and conflict in South Sudan from the 1980s to today. When did the Second Sudanese Civil War begin? What caused the war? When did it end?
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
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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