"A Long Walk to Water" Reading Checkpoint - Chapters 6-13 - Jennifer Hardisty _ Staff - EastGarnerMS | Library

PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Select the best answer choice for each question.

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Why does Nya’s family move to a new location?

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Why are Salva’s eyes swollen shut?

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Where does Marial tell Salva that they are walking to?

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What is wrong with Akeer?

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What happened to Marial?

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Where does Uncle tell Salva that they are heading?

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Why can’t Akeer have clean water to drink?

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In Chapter 8, Salva has a flashback of his father on a bicycle. What did Salva’s father always bring him?

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What or who attacks Salva and the rest of the group while they are sleeping by the river?

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What subject are the visitors to Nya’s village discussing with village’s chief?

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How long did Uncle say that it would take to cross the Akobo desert?

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What happened to Salva in the desert that caused him terrible pain?

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What does one woman in the group do for the dying men in the desert?

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Why is Nya doubtful that the men will find water between the two trees?

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Who does the group of people encounter when walking in the Akobo desert?

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What happened to Salva’s Uncle?

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Which is true about the refugee camp in Ethiopia.

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What does Salva see that makes him think his mother is in the camp?

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What is the iron giraffe that Nya describes?

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What news does Salva receive after being at the camp for six years?

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Where are the soldiers chasing the refugees?

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What is the Gilo River known for?

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Which of the following is true about how the boss that is in Nya’s village treats the men that are working.

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PART 2: Text Based Discussion Questions
Directions: Select the BEST answer choice for each question.

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PART A: What does Nya’s experience with the thorn tell us about her? What is a personality trait you could use to describe her, based on her reaction?

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PART B: Which piece of evidence below BEST supports your answer in PART A?

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PART 3: Context Clues
Directions: Use context clues to select the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence.

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"Nya pushed at the skin around the thorn. Then she picked up another thorn and used it to poke and prod at the first one."

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"The fishermen had warned the group to take plenty of water for the next stretch of the journey. Salva still had the gourd that the old woman had given him. Others in the group had gourds too, or plastic bottles."

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PART 4: Theme
Directions: Read the passage and identify a possible theme sentence for the passage.

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