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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 different about how Mrs. Winterbottom looks when Phoebe sees her at the university?

2. What does Ben give Sal as a gift in Chapter 40?

3. How many people survived the bus crash?

4. What is Mrs. Finney wearing when Sal finds her?

5. What does Sal keep under her floorboards at the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ben's mother remind Sal of her own mother?

2. What does Sal realize was the reason behind her car trip to Idaho with her grandparents?

3. Why is Sal so affected by the thought of Mr. Winterbottom crying?

4. What does Sal realize when Phoebe shows her things that remind Phoebe of her mother?

5. When does Sal know for sure that her mother is not coming back?

6. What does Sal realize when she worries about whether her actions could have gotten Gram bitten or made her mother miscarry?

7. After Phoebe and Sal discover who has been leaving the notes on Phoebe's porch, why do you think they find courage in spitting?

8. Where does Sal tell the sheriff in Longwood that her mother really is? Why?

9. Why does Phoebe feel embarrassed when Mr. Birkway comes to her house?

10. Why does Sal's view of Mrs. Cadaver change after Mr. Birkway visits Phoebe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think of Mr. Birkway's teaching style? What is his main goal in teaching? How could he improve?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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