Walk Two Moons Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Chapter 1 | Chapter 2

1. At the beginning of the story, where is Sal's mother and why?

2. Why does Sal's father allow Sal to go on the car trip with her grandparents?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 3 | Chapter 4

3. How does Sal react to Margaret when they first meet, and why?

4. Why does Phoebe think that Margaret is a murderer?

Short Essay Question - Chapter 5 | Chapter 6

5. Why were Grandparents Hiddle arrested, and what does this show about them?