How are Salva and Nya connected in the story?

Salva helped raise money for the well built in Nya's village

Why did Salva make plans to travel back to Sudan the first time?

He was contacted by someone who found his father

Why was Salva numb when he was walking in the desert?

He had lost both his uncle and friend

How was Nya's village able to afford the well?

A school in America raised money to build the well

Why was Salva so surprised about getting more clothes and their own seat on the airplane?

He always always had very little and shared

How did Salva become the leader of the group of boys walking to Kenya?

The groups started to follow him

Why was Nya excited about her village building a school?

She wanted to learn to read and write

studbud

Long Walk to Water 15-18

10 termsStudBud Administration66 plays

#4thgrade #reading #comprehension for #longwalktowater #lwtw

Flashcards10 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 10

Answers

1
How are Salva and Nya connected in the story?
Salva helped raise money for the well built in Nya's village
They are from the same tribe
Salva and Nya are really good friends
Salva and Nya decided to work together
2
Why did Salva make plans to travel back to Sudan the first time?
He thought his new family didn't want him anymore
He didn't like America
He was contacted by someone who found his father
He was too homesick and needed to go back to his country
3
Why was Salva numb when he was walking in the desert?
He was shot with crossfire by one of the rebels
He had lost both his uncle and friend
There were some really cold nights
He really missed home
4
How was Nya's village able to afford the well?
A school in America raised money to build the well
Everyone in Nya's village got jobs in the city to pay for it
Salva became wealthy and sent money to Nya's village
Aid workers from the United States helped pay for the well
5
Why was Salva's father sick?
He was diagnosed with cancer
He drank contaminated water
He had the flu
He suffered the infection from wounds he received in war
6
Why was Salva so surprised about getting more clothes and their own seat on the airplane?
He felt that everyone was greedy
His tribe taught everyone to share everything
He didn't realize he could get stuff when he asked for it
He always always had very little and shared
7
How did Salva become the leader of the group of boys walking to Kenya?
He was elected
He was the oldest
The groups started to follow him
He was the smartest
8
What problem faced Sudan that Salva knew he could fix?
Help the people who were attacked by lions
The issue of dirty water
The war that was going on for 20+ years
A food shortage
9
Why was it difficult for Salva to go back to Sudan?
The U.S. was not allowing people to fly to Sudan
Sudan was not allowing flights from the US
Most airlines did not fly to Sudan
The war was still going on
10
Why was Nya excited about her village building a school?
She was glad there was a place for her little brothers to go
It added culture to the village
She wanted to learn to read and write
She may get a chance to work at the school

Long Walk to Water 15-18 Flashcards | StudBud