A Long Walk to Water Gallery Walk Questions

A Long Walk to Water Gallery Walk Questions

• 1. Why does the author use different styles of print and different time periods in the same chapter? What can be learned from this style of writing?

2. The government of Sudan “wanted all of Sudan to become an Islamic country. ” What might happen in a democracy if the government decided to make one religion the state religion as Sudan tried to do? Make connections to the novel in your answer.

3. Salva belongs to the Dinka tribe, and he can tell by her clothing that the woman is from the Jur-chol tribe. (CH. 3) Do we have tribes in our country or ways to show we belong to a group? How are people identified as being in a certain group? Do we use different clothes as African tribes do? Are there other ways we set ourselves apart from everyone else?

4. Explain how water dictates Nya’s life every day. Cite at least two specific details from the text to support your answer.

5. Describe the Atuot people. Would you fear them? Why or why not? (CH 5)

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the words in bold print. Write your definition on your paper next to the word. #6 • “It was worth it, Salva thought, as he touched his eye gingerly. ” ( CH 5) • “His face became very solemn when Salva told him that he had not seen nor heard a single word of his family in all that time. ” ( CH 6) • Uncle spoke to him all morning in a steady, low voice. ” ( CH 7) • “It seemed that they had all forgotten that, for Salva now had to beg for scraps, which were given grudgingly. ” (CH. 11) • “It did not seem as if the camp could possibly hold any more, but still they kept coming: long lines of people, some emaciated. . . ” ( CH 11) •

7. Nya and her mother think differently about the camp. Explain each of their viewpoints. (CH. 6)

8. If you had to choose to be Nya or Salva, whose shoes you would rather walk in? Explain your choice using specific evidence from the text.

9. What was involved in the Lost Boys coming to America? Do you think that is a good name for them? If not, what would you call them? Why would people from America want to help these boys? Can they replace the boys’ own families? (CH 15)

• 10. How will the well impact the people of South Sudan?

11. Why do you think the author chose to have Nya and Salva meet at the end of the story? Why is their meeting significant to our understanding of the novel?