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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. What fruit does Salva recall his father bringing home as a treat on his bicycle in Chapter 8?

2. In the Dinka language, the Atuot people are called what?

3. What is said to grip Salva's heart in the end of Chapter 6?

4. Who suggests the clinic to Nya's family in Chapter 7?

5. To what tribe do Salva and his family belong?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. From what narrative point of view is A Long Walk to Water related?

3. Why does Nya's family stay at the camp for part of the year? Where is the camp located?

4. What is the main setting of A Long Walk to Water?

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

6. What role does Jewiir assume within Salva's group in Chapter 6? Why?

7. How is Marial's character described when he is introduced?

8. How are the chapters in A Long Walk to Water structured?

9. What body of water does Salva's group reach in Chapter 7? How do they prepare to cross it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of perseverance in A Long Walk to Water. How do both Nya and Salva display perseverance in the story? What makes them persevere? How is this theme developed through symbolism and imagery?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the crossing of the Akobo Desert in the novel. How long does it take Salva's group to make their way across the desert? How do they sustain themselves? Whom do they encounter in the desert?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of the island that Salva's group reaches in the middle of the Nile River and the inhabitants of this island. What do the inhabitants of the island grow for crops? What are their main food sources? Why do they disappear after eating with Salva and his group?

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