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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 is on Sal's desk at school shortly after school begins?

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

3. How does Sal react to the poem that Mr. Birkway reads in class?

4. On what day of their trip do Sal and her grandparents reach Mount Rushmore?

5. How long did Sal's father have his car?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Sal try to warn her father about Margaret?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why does the relationship between Sal and Ben evolve throughout the story?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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