Walk Two Moons Test 1st Period

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Which choice best represents an external force affecting a character that would advance a story's plot?

• the way one character speaks to another character
• a character's reaction to a change in his or her life
• a conclusion that a character reaches
• how a character chooses to avoid a conflict

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the way one character speaks to another character

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What is the most appropriate commentary to describe Sharon based on the text evidence: "As the teacher read aloud, Sharon stared out the window. A squirrel that ran up the tree was on a mission to save the chipmunk that was stuck on a skinny branch. The crow that cawed was screaming for help. The butterfly that flew around was lost and confused. Sharon was lost, too, in her own world, when she heard the teacher repeat her name. Suddenly, her mind snapped back to the classroom."

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Sharon is imaginative and likes to daydream.

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Which event from the novel Walk Two Moons is the best example of an event from Sal's emotional (internal) journey? Options: Sal flinches when Ben touches her, Sal's grandma is bitten by a snake, Sal visits Yellowstone National Park, Sal goes to the police station with Phoebe.

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Sal flinches when Ben touches her.

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Which character's story from the novel Walk Two Moons best represents the main plot of the novel?

• Phoebe's story
• Gram and Gramps's story
• Sal's story
• Sal's dad's story

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Sal's story

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Which theme from the novel Walk Two Moons is conveyed by the tree that Sal sees in South Dakota that reminds her of the singing tree on the farm in Kentucky?

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past and memories

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Which revision best uses a compound sentence? Options: As a child, I enjoyed swimming, biking, and the outdoors., As a child, I enjoyed swimming. I loved biking and I always jumped at the chance to be outdoors., As a child, I enjoyed swimming and biking, and I always jumped at the chance to be outdoors., As a child, I enjoyed swimming and biking. I always jumped at the chance to be outdoors.

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As a child, I enjoyed swimming and biking, and I always jumped at the chance to be outdoors.

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Which question about the novel Walk Two Moons is the best example of an interpretive question?

• Where is Sal from originally?
• What is the name of Mrs. Cadaver's twin brother?
• What influences how people handle grief?
• Why doesn't Sal's mother tell Sal goodbye before she leaves home?

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Why doesn't Sal's mother tell Sal goodbye before she leaves home?