WorksheetsWalk Two Moons chapters 7-11
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 19mins
Why does Gram ask Gramps about his dog, Sadie, before agreeing to marry him?
She doesn't like dogs and wants him to get rid of it
She wants to know how often Gramps walks the dog.
If he is loving to his dog, then he'll be loving to his wife
She wants to know that Gramps will clean up after the dog
Match the following
This character shows love in the story.
Mrs. Winterbottom
This character is in a wretched mood.
Phoebe
This character acts childish over a tryout.
Prudence
This character feels guilt.
Sal
What does the title "Blackberries" represent?
Mrs. Winterbottom's blackberry pie.
A flashback Sal had of her mom.
Sal's favorite juice.
The farm Mrs. Winterbottom grew up on.
What mainly does the first paragraph reveal about Phoebe?
A few days after Phoebe and I had seen Mr. Birkway and Mrs. Cadaver whacking away at the rhododendron, 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.
Phoebe's favorite animal is a mule.
Phoebe has a physical ailment that is bothering her on the home from school.
Phoebe is in a wretched mood.
Phoebe is deep in thought about Mr. Birkway and Mrs. Cadaver.
What mainly does the following passage reveal (Bottom of p. 105)?
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.
The Winterbottom sisters are always ganging up on their mother.
Mrs. Winterbottom wrote the note that Phoebe has found.
Mrs. Winterbottom appears to be deeply affected by the mysterious note.
The Winterbottom sisters are concerned with the way their mother is behaving.
Which of the following best states a theme of the excerpt above?
Sal’s father has no reason to be concerned about Mrs. Cadaver.
The mysterious messenger is attempting to divide the Winterbottoms even further.
The Winterbottom sisters are jealous that Sal does not have to deal with her mother.
It is difficult to perceive the big picture with the people closest to you.
Which sentence from the text most strongly supports your answer to Question 6?
“Phoebe’s sister, Prudence, stormed into the house, slamming the door behind her. ‘I blew it. I just know it!’ she wailed.”
“I could tell that Mrs. Winterbottom was trying to rise above some awful sadness she was feeling, but Prudence couldn’t see that.”
“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.”
“Mrs. Winterbottom took the envelope and turned it over and over before she slowly unsealed it and slipped out the message.”
“As we swept on across South Dakota toward the Badlands, the whispers no longer said, hurry, hurry or, rush, rush. They now said, slow down, slow down. I could not figure this out. It seemed some sort of warning, but I did not have too much time to think about it as I was busy talking about Phoebe.”
What inference can we draw about Sal’s perspective on this paragraph?
She has supernatural powers.
She is anxious and apprehensive about seeing her mom.
She is anxious and bored for being in the car for so long.
None of the above
A proverb is a short pithy saying stating a general truth or piece of advice. “In the course of a lifetime what does it matter?” seems to address which of the following?
(Mark all that applies.)
Phoebe and Prudence focusing on unimportant things
Ben Kissing Sal’s collarbone.
Phoebe and Prudence’s underappreciation of their mother.
Sal’s reflection on how she treated her own mother
