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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 did Mr. Birkway ask everyone to do in 15 seconds?

2. How many other sons did Sal's grandparents have?

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

4. What is the name of the boy from the river?

5. Why were Sal's grandparents stopped by the police while driving?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sal feel guilty about her mother's miscarriage?

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

3. Describe the atmosphere in Madison, Wisconsin.

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

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

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

7. Why is it significant that Ben and Sal draw the same thing in class?

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

9. How does Phoebe act at dinner with the Finneys? Why do you think she acted this way?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why is foreshadowing used in Walk Two Moons? Give examples of foreshadowing from the novel in your essay.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the factors that motivated Sal's mother to leave her family. Use specific quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

In what ways is Phoebe's mother similar to Sal's mother? In what ways are they different?

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