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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. How old is Nya in the beginning of her story?

2. What kind of vehicle do the strangers arrive in at Nya's village in Chapter 9?

3. After whom is Salva's village named?

4. What kind of grass is said to grow at the edge of the river in Chapter 7?

5. When the old woman leaves for a different village, she tells Salva that no matter where he walks to go away from what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Auntie ask of the tribe of people that arrive at her home in Chapter 4?

2. What has caused the terror that consumes Salva in Chapter 7?

3. Where does Salva flee when he leaves the school in Chapter 1? Why?

4. With whom do the strangers speak when they arrive in Nya's village in Cahpter 9? What are they presumably discussing?

5. How is Salva's family regarded within their community?

6. Why does the nurse's advice appear impossible to Nya and her mother in Chapter 8?

7. What happens at nightfall while Salva's group is on the island in Chapter 8?

8. Who are the dwellers on the island in Chapter 8? How is this setting described?

9. How is Salva's character introduced in Chapter 1? How old is Salva when his character is introduced?

10. How is Nya's character introduced in Chapter 1? How old is Nya?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Marial in the novel. Where does Salva meet Marial? In what ways are these characters similar? How are they different? What happens to Marial?

Essay Topic 2

What is the ultimate lesson that Salva learns from Jewiir in the desert? How does this lesson replay itself for Salva later on in life? How do you relate to this lesson?

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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