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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Gram at the Missouri River in South Dakota?

2. What type of tree is the "singing tree"?

3. What happened to Sal three weeks before her baby sibling was due?

4. How old did the man at the State Fair guess that Phoebe's father was?

5. How would Phoebe's family best be described?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sal's father respond to the news that Mrs. Winterbottom has left, and why is this important?

2. What evidence does Phoebe present to Sergeant Bickle as proof that her mother was kidnapped?

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

4. Why did Sal's mother say that she felt rotten in comparison to Sal's father?

5. Why does Sal flinch every time someone touches her?

6. Why did both Sal and Phoebe lie about where their mothers were when they first left?

7. On the second day of the weekend sleepover, what does Ben perceive about Phoebe?

8. Why do you think that the whispers changed from saying "rush, rush," to "slow down, slow down"?

9. What is the significance of Gram and Gramps' marriage bed?

10. How does Megan catch Phoebe in her lie about where her mother is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze in detail how Sal and Phoebe both allowed guilt to determine their actions.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the notes that were left on Phoebe's porch. What does each of them mean, and how does each relate to the story?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think is the main message the author is trying to convey in Walk Two Moons. Use many examples from the text to support your argument.

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