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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 color is the cardigan that Phoebe finds on the chair?

2. Phoebe demands that her father calls __________.

3. Where does Phoebe tell the girls at school her mother went?

4. What changes as they travel through South Dakota towards the Badlands?

5. What friend of Gram's didn't want her to marry Gramps?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the atmosphere in Madison, Wisconsin.

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

8. How did Sal feel when her mother left, and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the settings in which the novel primarily takes place. How do each of these settings affect 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

How is symbolism used in Walk Two Moons? Give examples from the story, and explain what each symbolizes.

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