Walk Two Moons Test

Which of the claims are best supported by the following evidence: In the text, Sal reveals that her mother had to carry her after she’d fallen out of a tree and broken her leg. Later that day, Sal’s mother gives birth, but loses the baby and when Sal’s father tells her that it wasn’t her fault, Sal states that she “didn’t believe him” (Creech 139). This detail reveals that Sal believes she is the reason her mother went into labor early and, consequently, that the baby died. In addition, Sal clarifies that “my mother, my father, and I all seemed fine and happy at our house until the baby died.” This implies that Sal believes her mother started to become sad only after the baby had died. Overall, these details imply that Sal believes her accident is the reason her mother lost the baby and that she believes her mother left because she was so miserable about the baby’s death.

• In Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Sal believes she is responsible for her mother leaving.

• In Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Sal believes Mrs. Cadaver is trying to replace her mother.

• In Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Sal believes her parents were unhappy because they only had one child.

• In Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Sal believes she is traveling to Idaho to bring her mother home.

Which of the following characters was leaving the notes on the Winterbottom’s porch?

• Mary Lou Finney

• Mr. Birkway

• Mike Bickle

• Mrs. Partridge

In the end, the lunatic turned out to be:

• Mrs. Winterbottom’s biological son, Mike Bickle  

• Tom Fleet, Mr. Birkway’s son

• Ben’s older brother, Mike Bickle

• Mrs. Partridge’s son, Tom Fleet

How are Sal and Phoebe similar to each other?

• They both have a crush on Ben.

• Their lives reflect each other’s, and their paths are intertwined.

• They are both excessively dramatic and judgmental.

• They both have fathers who left them.

What event did the following evidence foreshadow? “I, Salamanca Tree Hiddle, was afraid of lots and lots of things. For example, I was terrified of car accidents, death, cancer, brain tumors, nuclear war, pregnant women, loud noises, strict teachers, elevators, and scads of other things.”

• Gram being bitten by a snake.

• Sal’s friendship with Phoebe.

• Phoebe’s mother leaving.

• Sal’s mother’s death in a bus accident.

What event did the following evidence foreshadow? “He (Gramps) had taught me to drive his old pickup truck when I was eleven. We used to ride around on the dirt roads on their farm. I drove, he smoked his pipe and told stories.”

• Sal driving herself to the place where her mother died.

• The trip Sal takes with her Grandparents.

• Sal and Phoebe finding Phoebe’s mother.

• Sal and her father moving back to Bybanks.

Which example of text evidence BEST supports the following claim? Sal knew from the beginning of the story that her mother died, but she had not been able to admit it to herself.

• “...and it was only then, when I saw the stone and her name – Chanhassen “Sugar” Pickford Hiddle – and the engraving of the tree, that I knew, by myself and for myself, that she was not coming back” (253).

•   “The reason that Phoebe’s story reminds me of that plaster wall and the hidden fireplace is that beneath Phoebe’s story was another one. Mine” (3).

• “I had not mentioned my mother to anyone, not even Phoebe, except for the one time Phoebe had asked about her and I had only said she didn’t live with us” (61).

• “My mother especially liked Indian stories.  She knows about thunder gods, earth-makers, wise crows, sly coyotes, and shadow souls.  Her favorite stories were those about people who came back, after death, as a bird, a river, or a horse” (108).

Throughout the story, Sal changes her opinions and beliefs about many people and events. Which of the following is NOT a topic Sal changed her opinion about?

• That Sal is to blame for her mother leaving.

• That Mrs. Cadaver is a terrible person.

• That Ben is someone she would like to have a relationship with.

• That Phoebe is dramatic and often over-the-top.

What item does Mrs. Winterbottom leave behind that makes Phoebe wonder if she was kidnapped?

• her favorite chicken

• her cellphone and wallet

• her yellow purse

• a white sweater

What does Sal draw when Mr. Birkway tells the class to draw their souls?

• a circle with a large maple leaf inside

• a heart with a tear

• a star falling from the sky

• a triangle with a tree inside