What do Sal, Phoebe, and Ben have in common?

Their mothers don’t live at home (for at least a while)

How does Sal feel back on the farm at Bybanks?

She is glad to be back in Bybanks, but misses her everyone

Why does Mr. Birkway enjoy reading the students' journals aloud?

the writing depicts interesting & complicated emotions

On the night Phoebe stays at Sal's house, why doesn't Sal comfort Phoebe when she is crying?

she understands Phoebe wants to be alone with her sadness

When she first arrives, how does Sal feel about Euclid, Ohio?

Repelled by its uniformity and smallness

What makes Mr. Birkway stop reading from the students' journals?

He reads Phoebe's journal & realizes it is about his sister

Why does Phoebe think her mother has been kidnapped?

she can't accept the possibility her mother would leave her

How did Mrs. Cadaver discover her husband and mother's car accident?

She was the nurse on duty when they were brought to the ER

Why does Sal lie to Phoebe and Ben about her mother?

she can't explain and part of her believes her mom is alive

Why do Sal and Phoebe decide to visit the lunatic at his college?

They are convinced that he kidnapped Mrs. Winterbottom

How does Sal get the lunatic’s address?

She calls his dad and says she needs to return a book

Why did Sal's mother start crying after her husband gave her and Sal flowers?

They made her feel her husband was perfect and she was not

Why does Sal run toward the bus stop when she sees Mrs. Winterbottom and the lunatic?

Because she feels overwhelmed & frightened watching the kiss

Why does Sal flinch when Ben touches her?

Because her father never hugs her any more

Why does Sal flinch when Ben touches her?

Because her father never hugs her any more

Why does Gram ask Gramps about his dog before she agrees to marry him?

she wants to test whether he is gentle and loving

Why does Sal resent Margaret Cadaver?

Because she is afraid her father is falling in love with her

Why doesn’t Sal like postcards?

Her mother used to send her a bunch of postcards

Whydoes Mrs. Winterbottom sniffle and cry so much?

she feels she leads an insignificant life

Why does Sal kiss trees?

she saw her mom kiss trees, and Sal does the same

Why is Mrs. Winterbottom afraid when she brings Mike home to her family?

She thinks her family will think she is a disreputable woman

What does Sal do with her mother's hair?

Puts it under the floorboards in her room

How does Mrs. PArtridge tell people's ages?

By feeling their faces with her hands

How did Sal's mother and Mrs. Cadaver meet?

Mrs. Cadaver and Sal's mom sat next to each other on the bus

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1
What do Sal, Phoebe, and Ben have in common?
They are all getting straight A’s
They are orphans
They all have green eyes
Their mothers don’t live at home (for at least a while)
2
How does Sal feel back on the farm at Bybanks?
She is glad to be back in Bybanks, but misses her everyone
She feels angry with her father for driving her mother away
She still grieves for her mom & gram & wants to go to Idaho
She misses Euclid, Ohio
3
Why does Mr. Birkway enjoy reading the students' journals aloud?
Because he is an English teacher, and therefore cruel
the writing depicts interesting & complicated emotions
he wants students to discuss confusing or ambiguous passages
he wants to make students feel he or she is a gifted writer
4
Whose picture does Sal see on Sergeant Bickle's desk?
Her mother's
Margaret Cadaver's
Ben's
The lunatic's
5
On the night Phoebe stays at Sal's house, why doesn't Sal comfort Phoebe when she is crying?
she understands Phoebe wants to be alone with her sadness
Because she is angry at Phoebe and wants her to suffer
Because her father comes in and talks to Phoebe
Sal is afraid she will begin to cry
6
When she first arrives, how does Sal feel about Euclid, Ohio?
Repelled by its uniformity and smallness
Guilty, thinking it is a betrayal to her mom
Frightened and overwhelmed by its size
Excited at the chance to meet new people and see a new place
7
What makes Mr. Birkway stop reading from the students' journals?
He becomes upset when one student complains about English
He reads Phoebe's journal & realizes it is about his sister
Phoebe begs him to stop
He notices that the students are teasing each other
8
When the students were asked to draw their souls, what did Sal draw?
an eye
a circle with a tree in it
a circle with a maple leaf
a cross
9
What did Phoebe and Sal think was underneath the rhododendron?
the journals
treasure
Mr. Cadaver's murdered body
the ashes of Mr. Cadaver
10
Who was actually leaving the mysterious messages on the Winterbottom's front steps?
the lunatic
Mrs. Partridge
Mr. Birkway
Mrs. Cadaver
11
Why does Phoebe think her mother has been kidnapped?
The evidence is impossible to ignore
She knows her mother is flighty and easy to trick
she can't accept the possibility her mother would leave her
She knows her mother is flighty and easy to trick
12
How did Mrs. Cadaver discover her husband and mother's car accident?
Her brother, Mr. Birkway, told her
She was in Lewiston at the time and the hospital called her
She was the nurse on duty when they were brought to the ER
She found the bad news in a note on her doorstep one morning
13
Why does Sal lie to Phoebe and Ben about her mother?
She fears Ben & Phoebe will think her mom didn't love her
she can't explain and part of her believes her mom is alive
She is afraid Ben & Phoebe will think her mom was a bad
She wants to be mysterious
14
Why do Sal and Phoebe decide to visit the lunatic at his college?
A note on Phoebe's doorstep told them to
Phoebe saw his picture on the desk and thought he was cute
They are convinced that he kidnapped Mrs. Winterbottom
Mr. Birkway suggested they do so
15
How does Sal get the lunatic’s address?
She looks him up in the yellow pages
She gets it from Mrs. Winterbottom
She calls his dad and says she needs to return a book
She follows him home
16
Why did Sal's mother start crying after her husband gave her and Sal flowers?
Because he left the flowers but did not eat breakfast
The flowers reminded her of the baby she lost
They made her feel her husband was perfect and she was not
She was crying from happiness
17
Why does Sal run toward the bus stop when she sees Mrs. Winterbottom and the lunatic?
She suspects Ben may be at the bus stop
Because she feels overwhelmed & frightened watching the kiss
She realizes Ben must be at the mental hospital
She is afraid the lunatic will see them and try to hurt them
18
Why does Sal flinch when Ben touches her?
Because he tries to scare her by poking her arm
Because her father never hugs her any more
Because she is becoming uptight, like the Winterbottoms
Because she finds herself attracted to Ben
19
Why does Sal flinch when Ben touches her?
Because her father never hugs her any more
Because he tries to scare her by poking her arm
Because she is becoming uptight, like the Winterbottoms
Because she finds herself attracted to Ben
20
Why does Gram ask Gramps about his dog before she agrees to marry him?
she want to make sre Gramps always cleans up after his dog
she hates dogs and does not want to own one
she wants to test whether he is gentle and loving
she had heard that Gramps spends ll his time with his dog
21
Why does Sal resent Margaret Cadaver?
Because Mrs. Cadaver is her English teacher's sister
Because Mrs. Cadaver survived the crash that killed her mom
Because Phoebe has told her that Mrs. Cadaver is a murderer
Because she is afraid her father is falling in love with her
22
Where do the cops take Sal before they take her back to Coeur d’Alene?
to her mother's grave
Boise
to jail
to the hospital
23
Where did Phoebe tell people her mother had gone when she disappeared?
Spain
London
Lewiston
Paris
24
Why doesn’t Sal like postcards?
Her mother used to send her a bunch of postcards
She doesn’t like reading
They’re impersonal
They remind her of Gram
25
Whydoes Mrs. Winterbottom sniffle and cry so much?
she is worried about Prudence's cheer tryout
she is allergic to their dog
she feels she leads an insignificant life
she suspects that her husband wants a divorce
26
What present does Ben give Sal?
a chicken
a picture of her soul
blackberries
a kiss
27
Why does Sal kiss trees?
Because she wants to practice kissing
she saw her mom kiss trees, and Sal does the same
Because she likes the taste
she thinks her lips leave a dark purple mark on the tree
28
Why is Mrs. Winterbottom afraid when she brings Mike home to her family?
She thinks her daughters will be jealous of Mike
She thinks Mike will hate them
She thinks her family will think she is a disreputable woman
She thinks her husband will feel threatened by him
29
What does Sal do with her mother's hair?
Carries it with her in a small bag
Puts it under the floorboards in her room
Releases it in the waters of the Missouri River
Buries it at the base of the singing tree
30
How does Mrs. PArtridge tell people's ages?
By feeling their faces with her hands
By listening to the timbre of their voices
by looking closely at their hands
by looking closely at their faces
31
Why does Ben read Sal's palm after school?
He clowns around & pretends to read palms to get attention
He wants to hold Sal's hand
He thinks it may contain a clue to the mystery
His mom is a palm reader and he wants to learn to read palms
32
How did Sal's mother and Mrs. Cadaver meet?
Mrs. Cadaver was the nurse on duty in the ER that night
Mrs. Cadaver used to live in Bybanks
Mrs. Cadaver is Sal's mother's cousin
Mrs. Cadaver and Sal's mom sat next to each other on the bus

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