Walk Two Moons Part 2 (Ch. 15-29)

Why is the stop at the Missouri River, South Dakota significant?

• After not being able to find Gram and Gramps, Sal feels like everyone will eventually leave her one by one

• Sal feared losing Gram to a snake bite. It was at this time that Sal wishes that time would slow down

• When Sal sees a pregnant woman, she is reminded of her mother. She reminisces about the loss of her baby sister and feels guilty that it may be her fault

• She is reminded of her home in Bybanks, Kentucky

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What does Gramps say every night?

• “This ain’t our marriage bed, but it will do.”

• “Don’t let the bed bugs bite!”

• "Sweet dreams.”

• “Ain’t no party like a sleeping party!”

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What is one of the reasons Gram is bitten by a snake in the Missouri River?

• She was trying to capture it because she wanted to give Sal a new pet.

• She was trying to catch the snake to cook for dinner.

• She was holding it during a Native American dance.

• She was distracted by a threatening stranger who was approaching them.

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Sal is reminded of the Singing Tree she has back in Bybanks while she is…

• sitting on the porch at Phoebe’s house reading one of the mysterious messages.

• standing outside of the hospital where Gram is recovering from a snake bite.

• sitting in Mr. Birkway’s classroom looking out the window.

• looking at her tiny new house and teeny tiny bedroom when she first arrived in Euclid.

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In chapter 20 (The Blackberry Kiss), Sal and Phoebe experience a very similar life event, what is that event?

• Both girls have distant fathers that do not care about their happiness.

• Both of their mothers have left with little or no explanation.

• Phoebe and Sal both have received notes on their front porches from an unknown person.

• Phoebe and Sal both realize that they are adopted.

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Why does Sal's mom go to Lewiston, Idaho?

• She really likes Idaho.

• It is almost as far as she can get from Sal.

• She needed time to clear her head and heart; she wanted to be able to figure out who she is deep down.

• She was kidnapped.

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How is Ben able to trick Sal into holding his hand?

• He says that he is able to read palms.

• He tells her that he wants to kiss her.

• He tells Sal that he knows where her mother is.

• He says that he has never held a girl's hand before.

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In Sal’s journal, she writes about a habit that she learned from her mother. What is that habit?

• She flinches anytime anyone touches her

• She is afraid of spiders

• She will only eat blackberry pie

• She kisses trees to see if they taste like blackberries

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In English class, Mr. Birkway has students draw their souls in fifteen seconds. Whose drawings turn out to be the same?

• Sal and Ben

• Sal and Phoebe

• Ben and Phoebe

• Phoebe and Mary Lou

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What clues does Phoebe’s mother leave that show she was not taken by a stranger?

• She took all of her clothes with her

• She left a phone number to reach her at

• She has left several prepared meals in the freezer

• She told Mrs. Cadaver where she was going

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