Southern Sudan, 1985Salva realizes Marial has been killed by a lion and he becomes fearful, clinging to Uncle. Uncle speaks calmly to Salva, promising to protect him and assuring him they will soon be out of lion country. The landscape becomes greener, suggesting their nearness to water.
How did Nya remove the thorn? She picked it out with her fingers.
Nya likes the camp because they are close to water. Her mother hates it because they sleep in makeshift shelters, they do not have most of their things, they must dig for water, and she fears the men will run into Dinka and they will fight.
Why does Nya feel guilty in the beginning of this chapter? Nya regrets feeling annoyed that Akeer was whining about her stomach pains, because Akeer is now too sick and weak to even speak. Nya knows that this illness could be very dangerous for children.
A young girl, Nya spends much of her waking life walking to and from a large pond, miles away from her family's village. She collects water from the pond into a gourd, balances the gourd on her head, and walks home, where she immediately deposits the water, turns back, and does it all over again.
When Nya got home her mother took the container from her and poured water in three large jars. Then, she gave Nya a bowl of oatmeal with a little milk and Nya went outside to eat. When Nya was done eating she brought the bowl back inside and her mom said to her, "Take Akeer with you to the pond, she needs to learn".
Salva Dut was born in a rural village in southwestern Sudan to the Dinka tribe. At 11 years old, the Sudanese Civil War reached his village and separated Salva from his family. He joined thousands of boys, famously known as the "Lost Boys," on their journey by foot to seek safety in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya.
What does Uncle share with Salva? Uncle shared his food with Salva.
In Ifo, Salva meets an Irish aid worker named Michael. As a result of having living in different refugee camps for so long, Salva has learned to speak a little English. Michael notices Salva's abilities, and offers to teach him to read. Salva's life in the refugee camps is hard, but it's not all bad.
What does Salva think happened to Marial? Salva thinks Marial was killed by a lion.
Why is Salva so afraid after Marial vanished? Salva and Uncle did not know where Marial went that night. They quickly relized that Marial had been eaten by a lion that night. Salva was very upset because Marial was his only friend in their group because they were the same age.
Why was Salva worried about traveling to Ethiopia? He was afraid that Ethiopia was going to be very different that his home. He was afraid that the people in Ethiopia would not like him. He was afraid to be separated from his uncle.
Salva is a good student and likes school but can be distracted. He started school at age 10 and is learning Arabic. He goes to school only during the rainy season because then the school is only 1/2 hour's walk from his home. Describe Salva's family and home life.
What happens while Salva is in school listening to the teacher drone on with the lesson? He hears gunshots in his village. You just studied 40 terms!
The sound of Akeer's laugh is being compared to the sound of music. The purpose of including this simile is to express to the reader how happy Nya feels about her Akeer's recovery. According to the nurse, how can Nya's mother prevent Akeer from getting sick again?
What does Buksa, a young man from the Jur-chol tribe find? How did Buska find the beehive? He saw it in the distance.He listened to a bird and followed the sound.
Nya's family has to decide whether to travel to get Akeer medical care or stay at camp to “let her rest so she might heal on her own†(40). They have to make this choice because Akeer has gotten very sick at the camp.
Nya spends hours every day walking to and from a faraway pond, just so that her family can have enough water to survive. In all, water symbolizes survival, and the difficulty of obtaining water shows the difficulty of survival in Sudan during the two periods depicted by the novel.
The red iron giraffe is a drill for water. The villagers work clearing the land, collecting rocks and. bringing them to the drilling site, then breaking rocks into gravel.
NYA'S LONG WALK: A STEP AT A TIME is an inspirational story about Nya, a South Sudanese girl, and her journey to save her sister. When Nya notices that Akeer is very ill on the way home from getting water, she realizes she must carry both her sister and the water. She struggles, one step at a time, toward help.
Is Nya a real person? Nya is not a real person. She is a fictional representation of many children who live in South Sudan.
Two differences is that Salve got an education, as shown throughout chapter one, where he was sitting in class. Another difference is that Salva is walking in order to reach a refugee camp in Ethiopia, while Nya walks for the purpose of retrieving water for her family.
How does Marial's death affect Salva? It makes him determined. It makes him long for his mother.
What is the red, iron giraffe? What part do the villagers play in the progress? It is the machine to drill for the water. The villagers help by collecting rocks for gravel.
A similarity between Salva and Nya is that they both thought someone or people they loved were dead. Nya thought her baby sister, Akeer, was going to die, but she had lived. Salva thought his parents and siblings all died, but his mother, father, sisters, and brother were still living.
Who was the village Loun-Ariik named after? Loun-Ariik was name after Salvas grandfather because he ricks his own self for the village.
Uncle JewiirA young boy, Marial is Salva Dut's only friend early on in the refugee crisis, who mysteriously disappears, possibly because he's eaten by a lion.
