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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. How would Phoebe's family best be described?

2. In what event does Mary Lou's family participate at the school sports day?

3. While Phoebe, Ben, Mary Lou, and Sal were walking home from school, who did they run in to?

4. What did Sal's mother leave for her when she left?

5. How many brothers does Mary Lou have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Phoebe think that Margaret is a murderer?

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

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

10. Who rings Phoebe's doorbell, and what does he want?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the title of the story mean? Why do you think the author chose this title for the story? Use specific examples from the novel to support your points.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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