"A Long Walk to Water" Chapters 7, 8 and 9 Questions

1. The author uses words like: whining, cramps, stomach ache, silence, and suffered to describe Akeer’s sickness. Tell me about a time you were sick. How does your sickness relate to Akeer? Make sure to choose strong words to describe your symptoms. 2. The author states, “Every movement in the grass was a lion stalking, every stillness a lion waiting to spring.” Explain the meaning of this and why Salva is thinking it. 3. “The sun touched the horizon.” What type of figurative language is this? Pick a section in the novel that does not use figurative language and write an example of your own. 4. The author states, “Akeer’s laugh was like music.” Explain what she means by this and what type of figurative language this is. 5. What does the author mean when she writes that Salva’s tattered shoes were held together with “a little leather and a great deal of hope?” 6. Would you have given water to the individuals in the desert? What do you think is the right thing to do in that situation?