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A Long Walk To Water Comprehension 2024

This document contains 34 comprehension questions about the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. The questions cover a range of topics from the book including Salva's experiences in Sudan, his journey as a refugee, living in refugee camps in Kenya, and eventually moving to America. They ask about specific events, characters, locations, and emotions described in the novel.

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A Long Walk To Water Comprehension 2024

This document contains 34 comprehension questions about the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. The questions cover a range of topics from the book including Salva's experiences in Sudan, his journey as a refugee, living in refugee camps in Kenya, and eventually moving to America. They ask about specific events, characters, locations, and emotions described in the novel.

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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. Where was Salva and what was he thinking about when the gunshots erupted?
2. Why did the other people of his village abandon Salva in the barn?
What were the constant thoughts that occupied Salva's mind?
3. What words could describe the feelings experienced by Salva at that time?
4. Describe Nya's life as we know it so far.
5. How did Salva recognise the old woman as Dinka? The same tribe as his.
6. Why would she not take Salva with her?
7. Describe the pond from which Nya draws water how she takes it back to her village.
8. Describe Salva's days as he walked forward.
9. Explain how Buksa located the beehive. Why was it so exciting?
10. What thoughts did Nya not share with her mother?
11. Write a short (one paragraph) summary of chapters 6 and 7.
12. Describe Salva's crossing of The Nile. What did he see, hear, do and feel?
13. Why was boiling water a problem for Nya's family?
14. How did Uncle help Salva walk through the desert?
15. Summarise chapter 10 ,11 and 12?
16. What did Salva finally realise at the camp? What did that mean for him?
17. How did he plan to use Uncle's advice given while crossing the desert?
18. How many years did Salva spend in the camp? How do we know?
19. Why do you think the soldiers were forcing them to leave the camp?
20. What dangers did the Gilo River present?
21. Explain the work that Nya is watching being completed.
22. Describe the peoples' crossing of the river. How many people died?
23. Why do you think Salva was the groups' leader?
24. How did he organise them and why?
25. Why was Nya worried about the brown water? What could it mean for her?
26. Explain why Salva left Kakuma refugee camp. Why do you think the locals were hostile?
27. Describe Salva's experience at the Ifo refugee camp.
28. Explain how Salva learnt to read at Ifo.
29. List some similarities and differences between English and Arabic letters.
30. What rules were there for those refugees to be considered suitable to live in America?
31. Why was the well water muddy at that stage?
32. What was Salva's attitude toward the new clothes he was given?
33. What memories did the Coca-Cola drink on the plane trigger?
34. Describe the range of emotions Salva experienced as he drew closer to meeting his new
family.

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