Review questions for unit exam on Long Walk to Water
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| Why was Salva worried about traveling to Ethiopia? | He was worried he wouldn't find his family.
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| What did the orange headscarf remind Salva of? | His mother.
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| How did Salva help the 1200 Lost Boys? | He led them through the desert for over a year.
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| How were the conditions in the refugee camps? | They were crowded with very little food and other basics.
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| Why were the refugees forced from the camp in Ethiopia? | The government collapsed and the new government no longer wanted them there.
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| Where did Salva travel when he left Africa? | To Rochester, NY in the USA
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| How did Salva learn English? | From Michael, an Irish aid worker
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| Why was the government of Sudan attacking its people in the south? | They wanted to force them to change their religion.
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| How were Dinkas and Nuers able to tell one from another? | The adult males had distinctive scar patterns on their foreheads.
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| What ability did Buksa of the Jur-chol tribe have? | He was able to follow a bird's song and find honey.
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| What two people did Salva lose early in the story? | Uncle Jewiir and his friend Mariel
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| How did Uncle treat Salva differently than the rest of his group? | He shared his food , encouraged him, and wouldn't leave him behind.
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| How did Salva and his group cross the Nile? | In canoes they made from papyrus grass.
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| Why did Nya's sister Akeer and Salva's father get sick? | From the dirty water she was drinking
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| What lesson did Uncle teach Salva in the desert? | To set small goals and meet them while working towards a large goal.
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| What dilemna (hard problem) did Salva's group have when they found the 9 men in the desert? | Whether to save themselves or help the men and risk running out of water.
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| Why did the 6 men kill Uncle? | They were Nuer and he was from the Dinka tribe.
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| What was the place that the people went to to find safety from the war in Sudan? | refugee camps
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| What other countries did Salva walk to in order to find safety (refuge)? | Ethiopia, Kenya
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| What did the well-drilling rig resemble (look like)? | a red giraffe
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| What concerned Nya when the drill finally struck water? | the water was brown and muddy looking
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| What were the young, male refugees from Sudan called? | The lost boys
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| What news did Salva recieve from his cousin in Africa about his family? | his father was still alive
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| What did Salva's father do as a sign of having found what was lost? | sprinkled water on his forehead
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| How did Salva decide to help the people of South Sudan? | come back and drill wells for them to provide much-needed water
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| How will Nya's life change in addition to having clean water to drink? | She and her brothers will go to school.
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| What are some possible themes of the book? | Never give up hope, always persevere
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| Why didn't Nya believe there would be water where the men were drilling? | it was dry and rock hard
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| Why did Salva travel back to Sudan the first time? | to see his father
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| How did Salva become leader of the 1200 boys? | they just started following him!
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| What could water be a symbol of in this book? | life
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