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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 object do the girls see Ben lift from the sidewalk?

2. Why is Sal unhappy about sightseeing in Madison?

3. Sal finds Mr. Birkway to be strange and _______.

4. Who teaches Sal how to drive?

5. After they move, what does Sal's father do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sergeant Bickle react to Phoebe's evidence? Why do you think he reacts that way?

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

3. What does Sal realize after she says that she wanted to tell Phoebe that Mrs. Winterbottom's leaving was not Phoebe's fault?

4. Describe the atmosphere in Madison, Wisconsin.

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

6. How does Sal notices that Phoebe and Prudence have "their own agendas" after their mother burns the brownies?

7. Why was the fact that Sugar cut her long hair important?

8. How is Phoebe's journal decorated, and why is this important?

9. How does Phoebe react to the Finney house, and why does she react that way?

10. Why does the blackberry pie trigger a negative memory for Sal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Sal learned to deal with death and loss throughout the narrative? What attitude does she have toward death and loss at the end of the story?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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