Walk Two Moons Anticipation Guide

What is the essential question (BIG question) for Unit 2?

HINT: Look in your workbook!

• How to survive 6th grade?

• How do relationships shape us?

• How to be an AMAZING Bobcat, Jaguar or Warrior?

What is the relationship between Phoebe and Sal, the narrator?

HINT: Reread paragraph 1.

• Phoebe and the narrator are sisters. They don't have a good relationship with their mother.

• Phoebe and the narrator are classmates. They walk home from school together.

• Phoebe and the narrator are enemies. They both like the same boy.

What mainly does the first paragraph reveal about Phoebe?

HINT: Focus on the underlined sentence.

A few days after Phoebe and I had seen Mr. Birkway and Mrs. Cadaver whacking away at the rhododendron (flowering bush), I walked home with Phoebe after school. She was as crotchety and sullen as a three-legged mule, and I was not quite sure why. She had been asking me why I had not said anything to my father about Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway, and I told her that I was waiting for the right time.

• A. Phoebe’s favorite animal is a mule.

• B. Phoebe has a physical ailment (sickness) that is bothering her on the home from school.

• C. Phoebe is in a wretched (horrible) mood.

Phoebe gets mad at her mother (Mrs. Winterbottom) when her mother kisses her on the cheek and offers her a brownie.

HINT: Reread paragraphs 9-11

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which excerpt from the text most strongly supports the the idea that Sal embraces and is aware of Mrs. Winterbottom's kindness?

• “Mrs. Winterbottom half-heartedly chipped away at the burned brownies and asked Prudence if she would have another chance at cheerleading tryouts.”

• “Mrs. Winterbottom offered me a brownie, so I sat down at the table. What I started doing was remembering the day before my mother left.”

• “Phoebe said, ‘Are these cheerleading tryouts such a big deal? Will you even remember them in five years?’”

What message does Phoebe find on the front steps of their house? What effect does it have on Prudence?

HINT: Reread paragraphs 26-29.

• Phoebe finds a message that reads, “In the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?” Prudence says she has more important things to think about.

• Phoebe finds a message that reads, “In the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?” This scares Prudence because all she can think about is the pain this may cause her family.

Which of the following best explains the reactions of Phoebe and Prudence to the note that arrives at their door?

• Both sisters (Phoebe and Prudence) take it to heart.

• Both girls wholeheartedly ignore its contents.

• Phoebe takes its message to heart, while Prudence ignores it.

What mainly does the following passage reveal?

Hint: Focus on the underlined sentence.

On and on she went, until Phoebe said, "Cripes, Prudence, in the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?"

At that moment, it was if a switch went off in Mrs. Winterbottom's brain. She put her hand to her mouth and stared out the window. She was invisible to Prudence and Phoebe, though. They did not notice.

• A. The Winterbottom sisters are always ganging up on their mother.

• B. Mrs. Winterbottom wrote the note that Phoebe has found.

• C. Mrs. Winterbottom appears to be deeply affected by the mysterious note.

How mainly does the arrival of the note add to the development of Sal’s feelings?

• It makes Sal further contemplate (think about) her past actions with her mother.

• It amuses Sal (thinks it's funny) seeing the way Phoebe and Prudence treat their mother.

• It distracts Sal from thinking about her mother.

Which of the following inferences is best supported by the text?

• Sal embraces Mrs. Winterbottom’s warmth since she is missing her own mother.

• Mrs. Winterbottom burned the brownies on purpose.

• Phoebe wishes that Sal would not come over to her house.