Nya is both hard-working and responsible. What is another character trait that applies to Nya? Cite evidence to support your answer.
Question 2
2.
To which tribe does Nya belong?
Question 3
3.
Read the following line from Nya’s story in Ch. 1:
“...the sun was already baking the air…”
What type of figurative language is represented in this line?
Question 4
4.
Salva is reunited with someone from his past. Who is it?
Question 5
5.
What was Nya’s mother afraid of during their time spent living near the lake?
Question 6
6.
How did Salva know that the people he ran into were a part of the Dinka Tribe?
Question 7
7.
What is Nya's daily chore?
Question 8
8.
Salva is from the village Loun-Ariik. Who was this village named after?
Question 9
9.
The group was able to hunt and cook a small antelope. What happened afterward?
Question 10
10.
Why does Salva learn the Arabic language?
Question 11
11.
Unlike Salva, Nya does not attend school. Why might this be?
Question 12
12.
What have we learned from Nya’s story so far?
Question 13
13.
What have we learned from Salva’s story so far?
Question 14
14.
To which tribe does Nya belong?
Question 15
15.
Nya and Salva are brother and sister.
Question 16
16.
Compare Fatima from “The Other Side of the Sky” to Salva in A Long Walk to Water. List two character traits that could be used to describe both Fatima and Salva. Cite evidence to support your answer.