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Walk Two Moons novel review #6thgrade
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1
What makes Mr. Birkwaystop reading the students' journals?
He gets mad when someone complains about English
He notices the teasing that is going on
He reads Phoebe's journal entry
Phoebe begs him to stop
2
Why does Gram ask Gramps about his dog before she agrees to marry him?
She wants to make sure he clean up after his dog
She heard that Gramps spends all his time with his pup
If he treats his dog well, then he'll treat her even better
She hates dogs
3
What finally helps Sal to accept her mother's death?
talking to her aunt
visiting her grave
accepting Mrs. Cadaver
going to Canada with her grandparents
4
Why does Sal lie to Phoebe and Ben about her mother?
she wants to be mysterious
She feels she cannot explain, and she is in denial
She is afraid they will think her mom didn't love her
She is afraid people will think her mom was a bad person
5
Why won't Phoebe eat any of the food at Mary Lou's
she thinks the house is dirty
Mary Lou's brothers put something in the food
she is allergic to the food
She is worried about cholesterol
6
Why do Sal and Phoebe decide to visit the lunatic at his college?
Mr. Birkway suggested they do so
he had something to do with Phoebe's mom's disappearance
a note told them to
Phoebe saw his picture on Sgt. Bickles' desk
7
What two fears does Sal have that relate to her mother?
falling in love and heights
driving & pregnant women
pregnant women & spiders
heights and driving
8
How does Sal change/grow as a person from the beginning of the novel to the end
she doesnt
She matures and finally accepts her mother's death
9
Why does Sal run toward the bus stop when she sees Mrs. Winterbottom and the lunatic?
realizes Ben must be at the hospital
she feels overwhelmed and frightened watching them together
suspects Ben may be at the bus stop
she is afraid she will try to hurt him
10
Why does Phoebe tell the lunatic that her mother is home even though she is not?
she thinks the boy will run away
Phoebe thinks her mother is home
she is afraid to let a stranger know she is home alone
she thinks the boy will say something incriminating
11
When she first arrives, how does Sal feel about Euclid, Ohio?
She feels guilty
Excited at the chance to meet new people and see a new place
Frightened and overwhelmed by its size
Horrified by its uniformity and smallness
12
Why does Mr. Birkway enjoy reading the students' journals aloud?
he wants to make them feel gifted
he wants to discuss how confusing they are
they writing depicts complicated emotions
he is an English teacher and therefore cruel
13
What does Sal do with her mother's hair?
releases in the river
buries it at the singing tree
puts in under the floorboards in her room
carries it with her in a small bag
14
Why does Ben read Sal's palm after school?
his mother is a palm reader and he wants to do it as well
He thinks it may contain a clue to the mystery
He wants to hold her hand
He is clowning around
15
Why does Phoebe think her mother has been kidnapped?
She knows her mother is flighty and easy to trick
she suspects her father is hiding something from her
she cannot accept that her mother would leave on her own
The evidence is impossible to ignore
16
Why does Sal resent Margaret Cadaver?
Mrs. Cadaver survived the bus accident and her mother didn't
she is afraid her father is falling in love with her
Mrs. Cadaver is Mr. Birkway's sister
Mrs. Cadaver is a murderer
17
Why does Sal flinch when Ben touches her?
her father never hugs her anymore
he tried to scare her by poking her arm
she is becoming uptight like Phoebe
she finds herself attracted to Ben
18
Why does Sal kiss trees?
she wants to practice kissing
she saw her mother do this and wants to be closer to her
she likes the taste
she thinks her lips leave a dark purple mark on the tree
19
Why did Sal's mother start crying after her husband gave her and Sal flowers?
he left the flowers but did not eat breakfast with them
The flowers reminded her of her of the baby she lost
Shae was crying from happiness
They made her feel that her husband was too perfect for her
20
How did Sal's mother and Mrs. Cadaver meet?
Mrs. Cadaver was the nurse on duty in the er
She is her cousin
They sat next to eachother on the bus out to Lewistown
Mrs. Cadaver used to live in Bybanks
21
Why is it so important that the tree is singing near Sal's mom's grave?
Sal can't see the bird singing
the tree is beautiful
the tree represent her mother coming back to life
the tree stopped singing when her mom left; symbol of hope
22
How do the girls react to the messages left on Phoebe's doorstep?
they cannot understand the messages and want them explained
The messages confuse and frighten them
the girls think they are interesting and forward to them
they think they are stupid
23
Whose picture does Sal see on Sgt. Bickles desk?
her mom's
Margaret Cadaver
Ben's
the lunatic's
24
On the night Phoebe stays at Sal's house, why doesn't Sal comfort Phoebe when she is crying?
Sal is afraid she will begin to cry about her own mother
she understnad that Phoebe wants to be by herself
she is angry at Phoebe and wants to suffer
her father comes in and talks to Phoebe
25
Why does Gram & Gramps want to stop at tourist spots on their trip to Idaho with Sal?
Gramps was tired of driving so much.
They are recreating the trip Sal's mom took on the bus.
They wanted to make new friends in other parts of the USA.
They always wanted to see Old Faithful.
26
Why is Mrs. Winterbottom afraid when she brings Mike home to her family?
thinks Mike will hate them
her family will believe she is not respectable
thinks her husband will feel threatened
thinks her daughters will be jealous of him
27
How did Mrs. Cadaver discover her husband and mother's car accident?
She found the bad news on her doorstep in the morning
She was in Lewiston, Idaho and the hospital called her
She was the nurse on duty
Her brother told her
28
Where is Ben's mother?
She died
She left to find herself
She is in a pyschiatric hospital
Mrs. Winterbottom is his real mom
29
Why does Mrs. Winterbottom sniffle and cry so much?
She suspects her husband wants a divorce
She is worried about Phoebe
She feels she leads an insignificant, small life
She is allergic to their dog
30
How does Mrs. Partridge tell people's ages?
by listening to their voice
by looking at their hands
By looking closely at their faces
by feeling their faces with her hands
