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W2M_ Ch 1- 16

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why does Phoebe think that the young man is a lunatic? 
a)
She knows that he just got out of prison
b)
She has a wild imagination 
c)
He's got a knife
d)
He has a wild look in his eyes
2.
Why is it so important to Sal to get the Lewiston, Idaho by her mother's birthday? 
a)
Sal wants to get there in time for a special parade
b)
If Sal can get to Lewiston by her mother's birthday then her mom will come back home.
c)
Lewiston is Sal's grandfather's birthplace and it's important to celebrate the birthday there. 
3.
Why is Sal MOST worried about Mrs. Cadaver??
a)
Her name means "dead body."
b)
Her voice is like dead leaves scratching around. 
c)
She might replace Sal's mom
d)
She killed her own husband
4.

What happened to Gram when they went into the river?

a)

She was bitten by a water moccasin.

b)

She lost her footing and almost drowned.

c)

She fell in and wet her clothes.

d)

She got angry at Gramps and sat in the car by herself.

5.

What was Sal's real name?

a)

Salamander Tree Hiddle

b)

Sugar Maple Tree

c)

Salamanca Tree Hiddle

d)

Seneca Maple Hiddle

6.

Who is it that Sal's father wants her to meet?

a)

Mrs. Finney

b)

Mrs. Winterbottom

c)

Mrs. Birken

d)

Mrs. Cadaver

7.

Who becomes Sal's friend right after she moves to Euclid?

a)

Mary Lou

b)

Ben

c)

Phoebe

d)

Prudence

8.

Who does Phoebe think the young man is?

a)

a newspaper delivery boy

b)

a lunatic

c)

a magazine salesman

d)

a stranger fromout of town

9.

Where is it that Gram, Gramps, and Sal are traveling to?

a)

Bybanks, Kentucky

b)

Chicago, Illinois

c)

Lewiston, Idaho

d)

Euclid, North Dakota

10.

What is the title of the story?

a)

If I Could Walk on the Moon

b)

Moons Ago

c)

Can I Walk Two Moons?

d)

Walk Two Moons

11.

The word flashback is defined as?

a)

Quickly looking back

b)

A scene that goes by fast

c)

A scene that interrupts the events in the story to tell what has happened in the past, to help the reader understand the present

d)

A superhero that comes back to earth to save humans

12.

What town is the main character from?

a)

Neverland

b)

Bybanks

c)

Euclid

d)

Idaho

13.

What is the meaning of "spin us a yarn?"

a)

to design clothing

b)

to tell a long, fanciful story

c)

to tell the truth about something

d)

to knit a sweater

14.

What did Gram and Gramps call Sal?

a)

Peeby

b)

chickabiddy

c)

salamander

d)

Salamanca Sugar Maple Tree Hiddle

15.

Who are the Hiddles?

a)

Gram and Gramps

b)

Sal's parents

c)

Sal's father's parents

d)

Sal's mother's parents

16.

Why did Sal accompany her grandparents on a trip to Idaho?

a)

She, along with her grandparents, wanted to visit her mother.

b)

Gram and Gramps wanted Sal to visit the Boise River.

c)

Sal's grandparents were giving her dad time alone to be with his girlfriend.

d)

Sal's dad did not trust his parents to go on a trip alone.

17.

The chapter 2 title The Chickabiddy Starts a Story refers to something that happens in this chapter.

a)

Sal retells one of Gramps's many stories she learned from him.

b)

Sal begins to tell her grandparents a long story about her friend Phoebe towards the end of the chapter.

c)

In the beginning of the chapter, Sal tells an elaborate story about her friends.

d)

Sal begins to tell her grandparents a story about her mother.

18.

At the end of the chapter, Sal instantly thinks of Phoebe when Gramps asks her to tell an entertaining story. What does this say about Phoebe?

a)

Sal does not like Phoebe.

b)

Phoebe is Gramps's favorite granddaughter.

c)

Phoebe is an interesting character.

d)

Phoebe is Sal's rival.

19.

"And that is how I happened to suspend my tree prayers and tell them about Phoebe Winterbottom, her disappearing mother, and the lunatic." The word suspend means---

a)

hang

b)

prohibit

c)

remove

d)

delay

20.

"The hot air pressed against my face, and my hair was like a hot, heavy blanket draped on my neck and back." In what way does the imagery in this sentence contribute to the story?

a)

It emphasizes how unmanageable Sal's hair is.

b)

It explains why Gramps wants Sal to cut her hair.

c)

It shows the discomfort Sal is feeling due to the weather in South Dakota.

21.

The narrator's use of first person point of view helps the reader understand---

a)

Salamanca's dad's reasons for caring about Margaret

b)

Salamanca's mom's reason for leaving

c)

Gramps's love for Gram

d)

how much Salamanca misses her mom

22.

Who was looking for Mrs. Winterbottom in chapter 8?

a)

The mailman.

b)

The cable guy.

c)

A police officer.

d)

A young boy.

23.

Phoebe says that Mrs. Cadaver

a)

chopped up her husband and buried him in the yard

b)

wants to marry Sal's father

c)

is secretly a witch

d)

is a really nice lady

24.

Sal surprises her classmates in Euclid, Ohio by...

a)

not being scared of spiders and snakes

b)

being very outgoing and trying to make friends

c)

making fun of her teacher

d)

telling them a long story

25.

It's important to Sal that she visits Lewiston

a)

on her mother's birthday

b)

by the end of the summer

c)

before school starts

d)

sometime on the trip, but she's not sure when

26.

How does Sal feel when she moves to Euclid?

a)

excited

b)

scared

c)

regretful

d)

uncaring

27.

Which would be an example of a simile in Chapter 14

a)

"She was so jumpy that I began to feel uneasy too"

b)

"Mrs. Cadaver slashed and sliced at a pitiful rosebush

c)

"I told you she was as strong as an ox"

d)

"I certainly agreed with her on that one"

28.

Why does Sal not like Margaret Cadaver?

a)

Because she doesn't like how her dad likes to spend time with her

b)

She is a mean lady

c)

Sal never likes anybody new

d)

Sal loves Mrs. Cadaver

29.

Identify the figurative language: "Being a mother is like trying to hold a wolf by the ears"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

30.

Identify the figurative language: "'Rush, rush, rush' whispered the wind, the sky, the clouds, the trees"

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Idiom

31.

Identify the figurative language: "he was like a little kid riding a hobby horse"

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Idiom

32.

Identify the figurative language: "And that voice-it reminds me of dead leaves all blowing around on the ground"

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

33.
Just over a year ago, my father plucked me up like a weed and took me and all our belongings...
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
34.
The houses were all jammed together like a row of birdhouses.
a)
Simile
b)
Methaphoe
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
35.
Don't be a goose.
a)
Simile
b)
Methaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
36.
I realized that the story of Phoebe was like the plaster wall in our old house in Bybanks, Kentucky.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
37.
In front of each house was a tiny square of grass, and in front of that was a thin gray sidewalk running alongside a gray road.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Onomatopeoia
38.
Around this pleasant round face, her hair as yellow as a crow's foot curled in short ringlets
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopeoia
39.
Sal moved from Bybanks, Kentucky to
a)
Euclid, Oklahoma.
b)
Lewiston, Idaho.
c)
Euclid, Ohio.
d)
Michigan City, Indiana.
40.

Where does the majority of the story take place

a)

in Mr. Birkway's classroom

b)

in the Winterbottom's home in Phoebe's bedroom

c)

in the car on the road trip with Gram and Gramps

d)

in Margaret Cadaver's front yard