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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 does Mary Lou's journal offend Beth Ann?

2. How long have Gram and Gramps been married?

3. How did Mr. Cadaver die?

4. To what appliance does Sal compare Old Faithful?

5. What does the sheriff do when he sees Sal at the lookout?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Sal meet at the overlook on the way to Lewiston?

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

3. How did Margaret and Sal's father meet?

4. How does Mr. Birkway attempt to hide the identity of the journal's owners, and why does this fail?

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

6. How does Sal feel whenever she is with Ben and why?

7. What does Mr. Winterbottom say upset him most about his wife's secret? What does this show about their relationship?

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

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

10. What three things did Sal discover she was jealous about?

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

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 has Sal learned to deal with death and loss throughout the narrative? What attitude does she have toward death and loss at the end of the story?

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