Walk Two Moons, Chapters 10-12

“Another car saw it too, but Gramps was fast and pulled in, and when the man in the other car waved his fist at Gramps, Gramps said, 'I'm a Veteran. See this leg? Shrapnel from German guns. I saved our country!' (paragraph 6).

What clues from the text help a reader define the word veteran?

• he waved his fist

• Gramps said, "I'm a Veteran."

• German guns

• Gramps said, "I saved our country!"

Read the sentences from the text:

'Being a mother is like trying to hold a wolf by the ears' Gram said. 'Especially being a mother of one or two. If you have three or four - or more - chickabiddies, you're dancing on a hot griddle all the time. You don't have time to think about anything else. (3)

What does the phrase "dancing on a hot griddle all the time" suggest about Gram's view of a mother who has three or more children?

Use the clues in the paragraph to determine the meaning of the phrase.

• A mother with three or more children is constantly on the move as she cares for her children.

• A mother with three or more children needs to cook all day, every day.

• A mother with three or more children will have a lot of time to herself because her children can entertain themselves.

• NONE of the above are correct.

Read the paragraph below. Select two context clues which show readers that moccasins are a type of shoe. Choose two of the five underlined text.

The Indians had formed two circles, one inside the other, and were hopping up and down. The men danced in the outer circle and wore feather head-dresses and short leather aprons. On their feet were moccasins , and I thought again about Phoebe's message: Don't judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins.

• feet and Phoebe's message

• feet and walked

• Indians and two circles

• two circles and Phoebe's message

Read this sentence from chapter 11 (paragraph 26).

“I thought it was going to be only me and Phoebe and Mary Lou going, but by the time we left the house, we had accumulated Tommy and Dougie as well.”

Which word best defines the underlined word in the sentence?

• grabbed

• yelled

• added to

• destroyed

Read the following excerpt. Which clues from the text help you determine the meaning of the word “gullible?”

“The shrapnel was imaginary. Sometimes I am a little slow to figure these things out. My father once said I was as gullible as a fish. I thought he said edible. I thought he meant I was tasty.

• The shrapnel was imaginary.

• I am a little slow to figure these things out.

• as a fish.

• I thought he said edible.

“My great-grandmother was a Seneca Indian, and I'm proud of it. She wasn't a Seneca Native American. Indian sounds much more exotic, much more brave and elegant.”

Based on the context, the word “exotic” means:

• deeply boring

• “strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual”

• imperfect

• perplexed

Your grandmother was the wildest, most untamed, most 'ornery and beautiful creature ever to grace this earth.'

Using context clues, what is the meaning of the word “untamed”?

• dexterous

• wild

• sophisticated

• proper

The message read “Everyone has his own agenda.”

Select the sentence whose meaning closely resembles the meaning of the word “agenda” as expressed in the message above.

• The topic of the environment had been removed from the agenda.

• The lawyer noted the exact date on his agenda before giving her an appointment.

• The politicians have a full agenda today.

• The secretary cleared his agenda for this week.

In chapter 10, Sal was "scared down to my very bones" when she thought what?

• they weren't traveling fast enough

• Gram and Gramps had left her

• about her friend, Phoebe

• sending a postcard

Sal's mom did not like the term 'Native American' because it sounded primitive and stiff. She liked the term 'Indian' better because it sounded _________________________.

• brave and elegant

• politically correct

• happier

• like a compliment