How do the girls react to the messages left on Phoebe's doorstep?

The messages confuse and frighten them

How does Sal change/grow as a person from the beginning of the novel to the end

She matures and finally accepts her mother's death

How does Mrs. Partridge tell people's ages?

by feeling their faces with her hands

How did Salamanca get her name?

She was named after an Indian tribe

Why does Mrs. Winterbottom sniffle and cry so much?

She feels she leads an insignificant life

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

They made her feel that her husband was too perfect for her

Why does Sal kiss tress?

she saw her mother do this and wants to be closer to her

Which of the following was NOT one of the messages:

The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step

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

They sat next to eachother on the bus out to Lewistown

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

Repelled by its uniformity and smallness

What does Sal do with her mother's hair?

puts in under the floorboards in her room

Why does Phoebe tell the lunatic that her mother is home even though she is not?

she is afraid to let a stanger know she is home alone

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

if he treats his dog well, so will she

Why won't Phoebe eat any of the food at Mary Lou's

She is worried about cholesterol

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1
How do the girls react to the messages left on Phoebe's doorstep?
they think they are stupid
The messages confuse and frighten them
the girls think they are interesting/look forward to them
they cannot understand the messages and want them explained
2
Why does Ben read Sal's palm after school?
his mother is a palm reader and he wants to do it as well
He is clowning around
He wants to hold her hand
He thinks it may contain a clue to the mystery
3
How does Sal change/grow as a person from the beginning of the novel to the end
She matures and finally accepts her mother's death
She goes from being mean to being nice
She grows about 2 inches.
she doesn't
4
Whose picture does Sal see on Sgt. Bickles desk?
her mom's
the lunatic's
Ben's
Margaret Cadaver
5
A loud, brash girl of whom Phoebe disapproves. Sal is secretly envious of her loud and loving household.
Margaret
Gloria
Mary Lou
Prudence
6
Chaos means
messy and disorganized
to fall off
a surprise attack
strange and unusual
7
Quizzical means
stubborn
confused or questioning
to fall off
to explode
8
She thoughtlessly demands Mrs. Winterbottom help her even while rejecting her advice and love.
Prudence
Margaret
Phoebe
Mary Lou
9
How does Mrs. Partridge tell people's ages?
by listening to their voice
by feeling their faces with her hands
by looking at their hands
By looking closely at their faces
10
How did Salamanca get her name?
She was named after an Indian tribe
She was named after a mountain range.
Her name means Lone Wolf in the Sioux language.
She was named after a famous Indian chief.
11
Why does Mrs. Winterbottom sniffle and cry so much?
She is allergic to their dog
She feels she leads an insignificant life
She suspects her husband wants a divorce
She is worried about Phoebe
12
She helps Sal's father find a job selling farm machinery in Euclid, OH.
Mrs. Winterbottom
Mrs. Cadaver
Mrs. Bickles
Mrs. Partridge
13
Rush, rush, rush whispered the wind, the sky, the cloud, the trees.
simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
14
Peculiar means
stubborn
to turn to smoke
messy and disorganized
strange and unusual
15
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
They made her feel that her husband was too perfect for her
She was crying from happiness
The flowers reminded her of her of the baby she lost
16
How did Mrs. Cadaver discover her husband and mother's car accident?
She was the nurse on duty
Her brother told her
She found the bad news on her doorstep in the morning
She was in Lewiston, Idaho and the hospital called her
17
Being a mother is like trying to hold a wolf by the ears.
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
18
5. He was one of those energetic teachers who loved his subject half to death.
alliteration
personification
simile
hyperbole
19
Phoebe was a champion warrior.
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
simile
20
Why does Sal kiss tress?
she thinks her lips leave a dark purple mark on the tree
she saw her mother do this and wants to be closer to her
she likes the taste
she wants to practice kissing
21
Hmm, he said, like a doctor examining a patient.
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
alliteration
22
Which of the following was NOT one of the messages:
Everyone has his own agenda
In the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?
You can't stop the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you ..
The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step
23
How did Sal's mother and Mrs. Cadaver meet?
Mrs. Cadaver was the nurse on duty in the er
Mrs. Cadaver used to live in Bybanks
She is her cousin
They sat next to eachother on the bus out to Lewistown
24
When she first arrives, how does Sal feel about Euclid, Ohio?
Excited at the chance to meet new people and see a new place
Repelled by its uniformity and smallness
She feels guilty
Frightened and overwhelmed by its size
25
What does Sal do with her mother's hair?
carries it with her in a small bag
releases in the river
buries it at the singing tree
puts in under the floorboards in her room
26
Why does Phoebe tell the lunatic that her mother is home even though she is not?
she is afraid to let a stanger know she is home alone
Phoebe thinks her mother is home
she thinks the boy will say something incrimating
she thinks the boy will run away
27
Why does Gram ask Gramps about his dog before she agrees to marry him?
if he treats his dog well, so will she
She heard that Gramps spends all his time with his pup
She wants to make sure he clean up after his dog
She hates dogs
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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

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