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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. Where does Sal tell Sergeant Bickle she met his son when she calls him?

2. What is engraved on Sugar Hiddle's grave?

3. What does Sal tell Sergeant Bickle is her name?

4. How did Mr. Cadaver die?

5. On what day of her trip with her grandparents do they arrive at Yellowstone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why do you think that Phoebe was so disgusted when she saw her mother with Mike at the university?

6. Why do you think Gram is so emotional about seeing Old Faithful?

7. When Sal asks whether Margaret plans to marry her father, how does Margaret respond?

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

9. Who has been leaving the notes on Phoebe's porch and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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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