A Long Walk to Water Flashcards
(36 cards)
Q: Who is the main character in the 2008 storyline?
A: Nya, an 11-year-old girl from the Nuer tribe in Southern Sudan.
Q: Who is the main character in the 1985 storyline?
A: Salva Dut, an 11-year-old boy from the Dinka tribe in Southern Sudan.
Q: What daily task does Nya perform?
A: She walks long distances twice a day to fetch water for her family.
Q: What interrupts Salva’s school day?
A: The outbreak of civil war; gunfire erupts, and the teacher instructs students to flee into the bush.
Q: Why is Salva left behind by the group?
A: They believe he is too young and would slow them down.
Q: How do the soldiers treat Salva’s group?
A: They separate the men from the women and children; Salva is left alone.
Q: How does Salva identify the woman as part of his tribe?
A: By the Dinka scars on her face.
Q: Why must Salva leave the woman’s home?
A: She is moving to a safer area and cannot take him with her.
Q: What does Nya’s mother instruct her to do on her next trip to the pond?
Bring Akeer with her
Q2: Why does one man agree to bring Salva with the group?
A: He learns Salva’s last name and realizes he knew his family.
Q4: Why do Salva and the woman have to separate?
A: She must move to a safer place and cannot take Salva with her.
Q5: Why does Salva feel uneasy around the new group of travelers at first?
A: They act cold toward him and don’t want to care for a child.
Q6: What changes the group’s attitude toward Salva?
A: One man recognizes Salva’s family and agrees to let him come.
Q3: Who finds food for the group, and what is it?
A: Buksa finds honey inside a tree; the group shares it.
Q7: What is the red iron “giraffe” brought to Nya’s village used for?
A: It is a drill used to search for water underground.
Q: What illness does Akeer suffer from?
A: A waterborne disease causing severe stomach pain.
Q: How does Salva contribute to the group’s journey?
A: By encouraging others and not giving up, even when exhausted.
Q: What obstacle must Salva’s group cross to reach Ethiopia?
A: The Akobo Desert.
Q: What two events deeply upset Salva?
A: The death of his friend Marial and the killing of his uncle.
Q: What happens to the stork the group was cooking?
A: It is stolen by soldiers.
Q: What warning do travelers receive before crossing the desert?
A: To prepare for extreme heat and lack of water.
Q: What project begins in Nya’s village after the visitors leave?
A: Drilling a well for clean water.
Q: What memory motivates Salva during the journey?
A: His father’s stories and the hope of reuniting with his family.
