Why does Sal flinch when Ben touches her?

Because she finds herself attracted to Ben, Her father never hugs her any more; she is no longer used to being touched

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

She thinks her family will think she is a disreputable woman

How does Sal feel back on the farm at Bybanks?

She's glad to be back but misses her mother, grams, and friends from Euclid

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

He reads Phoebe's journal entry and realize she is writing about his sister

Why does Sal kiss trees?

She saw her mother kiss trees out of love for earth, and Sal feels the same

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

Because she understands that Phoebe wants to be alone with her sadness

Why does Phoebe think her mother has been kidnapped?

She can't accept the possibility that her mother would leave her

Why won't Phoebe eat any food at Mary Lou's house?

Because she is worried that the food is too fatty

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

Mrs Cadaver & Sal's mother sat together on the bus trip and became friends

What does Sal do with her mother's hair?

Puts it under the floorboards in her room

Why does Mrs. Winterbottom sniffle and cry so much?

She feels that she leads an insignificant life

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

The messages confuse adn frighten them at first, but later begin to make...

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

She was the nurse on duty when they were brough into the emergency room

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

They are convinced he has something to do with Mrs. Winterbottom disappance

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

Guilty, thinking that her presence there is a betrayal to her mother.

How does Mrs. Partridge tell people's ages?

By feeling their faces with her hands.

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

The students' writing depicts such interesting and complicated emotions

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

If he is gentle and loving with his dog, he will be gentle and loving

Why does Sal resent Margaret Cadaver?

Because she is afraid her father is falling in love with Mrs. Cadaver

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

The flowers made her feel that her husband was perfect and she was not.

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

She feels overwhelmed and frightened watching the two of them together

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

She feels she can't explain, part of her believes her mother is still alive

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

Because she is afraid to let a stranger know she is home alone.

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1
Why does Sal flinch when Ben touches her?
Because he tries to scare her by poking her arm
Because she finds herself attracted to Ben
Because she is becoming uptight, like the Winterbottoms
Her father never hugs her any more; she is no longer used to being touched
2
Why is Mrs. Winterbottom afraid when she brings Mike home to her family?
She thinks her family will think she is a disreputable woman
She thinks Mike will hate them
She thinks her daughters will be jealous of her half-brother
She thinks her husband will feel threatened by him
3
How does Sal feel back on the farm at Bybanks?
She feels angry with her father for driving her mother away
She is still grieving for her mother and grams and wants to go to Idaho
She misses Euclid, Ohio
She's glad to be back but misses her mother, grams, and friends from Euclid
4
What makes Mr. Birkway stop reading from the students' journals?
He notices that students are teasing the person whose journal he is reading
Phoebe begs him to stop
He becomes upset when a student complains about class in her journal
He reads Phoebe's journal entry and realize she is writing about his sister
5
Why does Sal kiss trees?
She saw her mother kiss trees out of love for earth, and Sal feels the same
Because she wants to practice kissing
Because she thinks her lips leave a dark purple mark on the trees.
Because she likes the taste
6
On the night Phoebe stays at Sal's house, why doesn't Sal comfort Phoebe when she is crying?
Because she is angry at Phoebe and wants her to suffer
Because she understands that Phoebe wants to be alone with her sadness
Because her father comes in and talks to Phoebe
Because Sal is afraid she will begin to cry about her own mother...
7
Why does Phoebe think her mother has been kidnapped?
Because she suspects her father is hiding something from her
She can't accept the possibility that her mother would leave her
the evidence is impossible to ignore
She knows her mother is flighty and easy to trick
8
Why won't Phoebe eat any food at Mary Lou's house?
Becuase he thinks Mary Lou's brother's have put something in the food
Because she is worried that the food is too fatty
Because she is allergic to the food
Because she thinks that Mary Lou's house is too dirty
9
Whose picture does Sal see on Sergeant Bickle's desk?
Her mother's
Ben's
Margaret Cadaver's
The lunitic's
10
How did Sal's mother and Mrs. Cadaver meet?
Mrs. Cadaver is Sal's mother's cousin
Mrs Cadaver was the nurse on duty in the ER in the night of the bus accidet
Mrs. Cadaver used to live in Bybanks
Mrs Cadaver & Sal's mother sat together on the bus trip and became friends
11
What does Sal do with her mother's hair?
Buries it at the base of the singing tree
Carries it with her in a small bag
Releases it in the waters of the Missouri River
Puts it under the floorboards in her room
12
Why does Mrs. Winterbottom sniffle and cry so much?
She suspects that her husband wants to divorce her.
She is worried about Prudence
She is allergic to her dog.
She feels that she leads an insignificant life
13
How do the girls react to the messages left on Phoebe's doorstep?
The girls think the messages are dumb
they cannot understand the messages and want to ask their English teacher
Th egirls think the messages are interesting and look forward to the next
The messages confuse adn frighten them at first, but later begin to make...
14
How did Mrs. Cadaver discover her husband and mother's car accident?
Her brother, Mr. Birkway, told her
She was the nurse on duty when they were brough into the emergency room
She was away in Lewiston, Idaho at the time and the hospital called her
She found the bad news in a note on her doorstep one morning
15
Why does Ben read Sal's palm after school?
He thinks it may contain a clue to the mystery
He wants to hold Sal's hand
He is clowning around and pretends to read palms to get attention
His mother is a palm reader and he wants to learn to read palms as well
16
Why do Sal and Phoebe decide to visit the lunatic at his college?
They are convinced he has something to do with Mrs. Winterbottom disappance
A note on Phoebe's doorstep told them to
Phoebe saw his picture on Sergeant Bickle's desk and thought he was cute
Mr. Birkway suggested they do so
17
When she first arrives, how does Sal feel about Euclid, Ohio?
Frightened and overwhelmed by its size
Excited at the chance to meet new people and see a new place
Repelled by its uniformity and smallness
Guilty, thinking that her presence there is a betrayal to her mother.
18
How does Mrs. Partridge tell people's ages?
By listening to the timbre of their voices.
By feeling their faces with her hands.
By looking closely at their faces.
By looking closely at their hands.
19
Why does Mr. Birkway enjoy reading the students' journals?
The students' writing depicts such interesting and complicated emotions
Because he is an English teacher and therefore innately cruel
Because he wants to make each student feel he or she is a gifted writer
Because he wants to discuss confusing or ambiguous passages
20
Why does Gram ask Gramps about his dog before she agrees to marry him?
She had heard that Gramps spends all his time with his dog
She wants to make sure Gramps always cleans up after his dog
She hates dogs and does not want to own one
If he is gentle and loving with his dog, he will be gentle and loving
21
Why does Sal resent Margaret Cadaver?
Because Phoebe has told her that Mrs. Cadaver is a murderer
Because Mrs. Cadaver is her English Teacher's sister
Because Mrs. Cadaver survived the crash that killed her mother
Because she is afraid her father is falling in love with Mrs. Cadaver
22
Why did Sal's mother start crying after her husband gave her and Sal flowers?
She was crying from happiness.
Because he left the flowers but did not eat breakfast with them.
The flowers reminded her of the baby she lost.
The flowers made her feel that her husband was perfect and she was not.
23
Why does Sal run toward the bus stop when she sees Mrs. Winterbottom and the lunatic?
She feels overwhelmed and frightened watching the two of them together
She realizes Ben must be at the mental hospital
She suspects Ben may be at the bus stop
She is afraid the lunatic will see them and try to hurt them
24
Why does Sal lie to Phoebe and Ben about her mother?
She wants to be mysterious
She feels she can't explain, part of her believes her mother is still alive
She is afraid Ben and Phoebe will think her mother was a bad person
She is afraid Ben and Phoebe will think Sal's mother did not love her
25
Why does Phoebe tell the lunatic that her mother is home even though she is not?
Because she thinks the boy will run away if she says her mother is there.
Because she is afraid to let a stranger know she is home alone.
Phoebe hardly ever notices her mother and thinks she is really home.
Because she thinks the boy will say something incriminating.

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