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WorksheetsMartinez Walk Two Moons
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
Which word means "having almighty or unlimited power"?
caboodle
ruination
hankering
omnipotent
divulge
Which word means "looking or feeling unhappy or downhearted"?
malingering
glum
hankering
omnipotent
mournful
Which word means "hoarse or harsh-sounding"?
raspy
mournful
gorge
omnipotent
divulge
Which word means "extremely interesting"?
intriguing
pandemonium
malevolent
accumulate
skeptical
Which word means "wishing evil or harm to another; showing ill will"?
intriguing
pandemonium
malevolent
accumulate
skeptical
Which word means "having or expressing doubt about something"?
intriguing
pandemonium
malevolent
accumulate
skeptical
Which word below means "often angry and annoyed"?
malinger
cantankerous
cavort
sullen
console
Which word below means "showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve"?
malinger
cantankerous
cavort
sullen
console
Which word below means "to leap or dance about in a lively manner"?
malinger
cantankerous
cavort
sullen
console
Which word below means "to pretend to be ill, especially to avoid work"?
malinger
cantankerous
cavort
sullen
console
Which words means "to crowd around; surround; pester with requests or demands"?
ghastly
besieging
berserk
pious
crucial
Which words means "extremely important"?
ghastly
besiege
berserk
pious
crucial
Sal and Phoebe go the Finney's house for dinner. Why doesn't Phoebe eat?
The fried chicken looked uncooked.
Mary Lou and her family had sneezed and coughed all over the food and Phoebe was grossed out.
Phoebe said it was too high in cholesterol.
Phoebe wasn't hungry, but sat with them to join in.
Which of the following does NOT describe Sal's father?
Kindness
Flashy
Considerate
Loves the outdoors
What did Sal decide to write about in her mini journal?
Her mother's disappearance
Her grams and gramps
The blackberry tree
Mrs. Cadaver and her father
Sal's mother ends up in labor and losing the baby. Why did Sal feel so guilty about this?
Sal and her mom were fighting and she felt her stress lead to this.
Sal's mother carried her a long distance after falling out of a tree.
Sal told her mother she never wanted siblings.
Sal didn't call the doctor in time.
What can we infer about Sal's mother?
She is outdoorsy and a free-spirit.
She thinks everyone is judging her and she starts acting crazy.
She is hateful and jealous.
What do the trees that Sal often kisses taste faintly of?
Blackberries
Ashes
Apples
Bark
Sal's father says, "Sal, you're trying to catch fish in the air." What is he referring to?
Sal is warning her dad about Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway.
Sal is trying to hold on to her mother when there is very little chance that her mother is coming back.
Sal is working tirelessly on her fishing skills.
Phoebe lies and tells kids at school her mother is doing what?
On a vacation.
On a business trip in London.
Sick in the hospital.
She had left without explaining why.
Sal's mother was going to visit _________________ in Lewiston to help her remember who she was.
her uncle
her best friend
her sister
her cousin
What evidence did Phoebe find to prove to everyone that her mother was kidnapped?
Phoebe found her mother's lipstick in her bathroom, and her mother never leaves home without it.
All of her mother's clothes were still in her closet.
The kitchen was a mess and unkept.
Hair strands and bloodstains
Phoebe's dad accused her of malingering the morning when she was too sick to go to school. What does malinger mean?
To exaggerate feeling ill in order to escape going to work or school.
To charge someone with a crime.
Feeling really sick.
Being annoying and bothersome.
Phoebe insists her mom was kidnapped. What was some evidence for her family to see that she intentionally left and she wasn't kidnapped?
Her car was gone.
Her favorite high heels were gone and blouse.
Several casseroles were left in the freezer with notes to each.
Her mom left a calendar with everything that was scheduled for the month.
Sal's mom chose Lewiston, Idaho to visit because...
She wanted to see her cousin who had known her all her life.
She enjoyed road trips.
She wanted to visit her parents.
She was bored.
Sal's mom's nickname was "Sugar". What was her full name?
Sharon
Chanhassen
Charlotte
Sugarmaple
What happened to Sal three weeks before her mother's baby was due?
She went to stay with Gram and Gramps.
She got very sick with the flu.
She fell out of a tree and broke her leg.
She asked her mother not to leave.
What did Sal suggest they name the baby?
Rose
Dandelion
Maple
Tulip
One of the messages that appeared on Phoebe's porch said, "You can't keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair." What does this mean?
You don't know what you've got until it's gone.
You can't keep sad things from happening, but you can choose to live your life as happily as you can anyway.
You should treat others the way you want to be treated.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Why didn't Sal comfort Phoebe when she was crying in the night while staying with Sal?
She was mad at her.
Sal didn't hear her crying.
Sal knew her dad had already checked on her.
Sal knew sometimes you just need to be left alone to cry.
With whom did Phoebe's mom leave a message when she called to say she was okay?
Prudence
Sal's dad
Mrs. Cadaver
Mrs. Partridge
What helped Sal realize her mother didn't leave because of her?
She wanted to tell Phoebe that it wasn't her fault her mom left, and this made her realize the same thing about her mom.
Her mom sent her postcards explaining why she left.
Her dad talked to her and helped her understand it had nothing to do with her.
Gram and Gramps told her while they were on the trip.
What did Gramps teach Sal how to do when she was 11 that most people don't learn how to do until they are older?
Skip rocks on the water
Take care of farm animals
Drive a car
Get a job
What did Sal think her mother probably thought about Mount Rushmore when she saw it?
She thought her mother would have been upset because this was part of the Sioux Holy Land.
She thought her mother would feel proud to see the American presidents carved into the mountain.
She thought her mother would feel overwhelmed at the beauty and majesty.
What was Gram most excited to see on the trip?
Mount Rushmore
Old Faithful
The Badlands
The Grand Canyon
What evidence did Phoebe take to the police to try to convince them her mother had been kidnapped?
The messages and the unidentifiable hair strands
The notes her mother left
Labels from the casseroles her mom left in the freezer
Pictures of her mother
When Phoebe and Sal break into Mrs. Cadaver's house, how does Mrs. Partridge know it is them?
She heard them talking and recognized their voices.
She saw them through the window.
She said they had a particular smell and their shoes had a particular sound.
She already knew they were coming.
Who did Sal see a picture of on Sergeant Bickle's desk?
Phoebe's mom
Mrs. Cadaver
Ben
The Lunatic
What happened when Mr. Birkway read parts of some of the students' journals out loud to the class.
Everyone knew who was who even though he changed the names.
People got angry with each other and embarrassed.
Mr. Birkway kept telling what he liked about each passage he read.
All of these
Sal was shocked to find out that Mr. Birkway was...
Ben's uncle
Their new next door neighbor
Mrs. Cadaver's twin brother
Mrs. Cadaver's boyfriend
What three characters are related to each other?
Mrs. Partridge, Mrs. Cadaver, and Mr. Birkway
Ben, Phoebe, and Mary Lou
Sergeant Bickle, Phoebe's mom, and Phoebe
Mrs. Partridge, Phoebe's mom, and Sergeant Bickle
Why was Phoebe behaving so rudely when she and Sal had dinner at the Finney's house?
She didn't like fried foods and cholestorol.
She thought Mrs. Finney was a bad cook.
She was annoyed at how chaotic everything was.
She missed her mother and was taking it out on everyone else.
"They were not taking us seriously, and I felt my ornery donkey self waking up."
What does ornery mean in that sentence?
angry
confused
stubborn
excited
"I picked up a flat stone and sailed it across the gorge where it hit the far wall and plummeted down, down, careening off the jagged outcroppings. "
What does the word plummeted mean in this sentence?
dropped slowly
landed
plunged
broke
"Everywhere you looked there was something startling: A stuffed squirrel, a kite in the shape of a dragon, a wooden cow with a spear piercing its side."
What does startling mean in this sentence?
unusual
loud
interesting
alarming
1. What rumor does Phoebe tell Sal about Mrs. Cadaver?
She's a married woman
She's a nurse
She killed her husband
She's lived here all her life
Who was the lunatic looking for when he came to the door?
Phoebe
Mr. Winterbottom
Mrs. Winterbottom
What does Margaret Cadaver's last name mean?
Cat lover
Dead body
Skeletons
When she first arrives, how does Sal feel about Euclid, Ohio?
Upset by the lack of nature, especially the lack trees
Guilty, thinking that her presence there is a betrayal to her mother
Excited at the chance to meet new people and see a new place
Why did Sal want to get to Idaho so quickly?
She wanted to see her mother on her birthday.
She was scared of her grandfather's driving.
The car drive was long and boring.
Why is Gramps's and Grams's bed so special?
Gramps and his children were all born on his bed.
Gramps and Grams built the bed together.
The bed was given to Grams and Gramps for Christmas.
"Christy and Megan...were whispering over on the other side of the room and casting malevolent looks in Mary Lou's direction." What is the meaning of malevolent?
hateful
jealous
caring
What helped Grams decide she would accept Gramps's marriage proposal?
his boyish charm
his handsome looks
how well Gramps treated his dog
How does Sal’s mother describe her need to go away?
She needs to be able to go somewhere where people call her by her real name
She really needs a vacation
She wants to leave the farm and go to school
What do we learn about Sal's fathers feelings about moving?
He was really excited to start working in an office
He was ready to sale the farm
He does not want to move either but cannot stand being in the house because he can still feel Sal's mother in the house.
He did not want to move but was forced to by his new girlfriend Mrs. Cadaver
Her wild red hair
Her cobra cane
Her skinny legs and old, falling apart slippers
Her ability to "see" things without seeing them.
What is the best definition for "cadaver" below?
an insane person
a dead body; corpse
having a mean disposition
True or False: Mr. Birkway regrets reading the journals aloud.
True
False
What is the best definition for "flinch" below?
to wave about wildly, especially one's arms and legs
to perch or settle, especially for the night
easily fooled
to draw back, as from something painful or unpleasant
When Phoebe and Sal went to the "Lunatic's" college to find out who he was once and for all, they saw him with Phoebe's mother and she kissed him on the cheek. Who do you think Phoebe thought he was at that point in the novel?
her mother's boyfriend
her brother
her cousin
her half-brother
Why do Sal and Phoebe go to the lunatic's college?
They want to thank him.
They want to see if he has Phoebe's mom.
They wanted to bring Sal's mother back.
They heard he was performing a magic trick.
What are the two settings in this novel?
the farm and the city
Bybanks and Euharlee
in a car and by a tree
Euclid, Ohio and in a car
What is the best definition for "impress" below?
to willingly give
make a strong, positive impact on someone
build muscles
annoying
What is the best definition for "tense" below?
unable to relax
a group of houses by a river
silly
sour taste
cantankerous means
to be in pain
cranky or annoying to be around
protect from harm or danger
nonchalant means
acting like it's no big deal
slippery
to slow down
holding your breath
plummet means
to fall down quickly
unsure
give willingly
hope means
to think highly of
nothing more than
expectation that something is going to happen
careening means
unsure
going forward quickly without control
to make certain
impress means
to make a positive impact on someone
move suddenly in pain or fear
protect from harm
assure means
give relief or make more pleasant
form an opinion about someone
to make certain
respect means
possible
bring back to original condition
being thought of highly
confess means
filled with emotion
to spread out
to admit to something being true
sprawl means
move downward
unsure
to spread out
connect means
to join together
difficult or annoying
nothing more than
potential means
to spread out
a belief or custom handed down
possible
tentative means
join together
unsure
admit to something
poise means
fall down quickly
difficult and annoying
calm and confident or balanced
relieve means
to make certain
to make things better
an expectation that something is going to happen
nonchalant means
going forward quickly out of control
a belief or custom passed down
not showing any worry or concern even if you are feeling it
What is Mrs. Cadaver's occupation?
Nurse
Farmer
Teacher
Secretary
What happens to Gram when her, Sal and Gramps stop their road trip and go for a swim in the river?
They are robbed
They are running late and need to get to Idaho soon
Sal's grandmother gets bitten by a snake
They get sunburned
What is the definition for "noble"
worthy of esteem; of good social standing or reputation
having or showing good personal qualities
in a cusually calm and relaxed manner
unwilling to do something
What is the definition for "respectable"
worthy of esteem; of good social standing or reputation
having or showing good personal qualities
in a cusually calm and relaxed manner
unwilling to do something
One of the messages that Phoebe received was "You never know the worth of water until the well is dry". What does this mean?
You should not take too much water out of the well
You never appreciate what you have until it is gone
Water is too expensive to waste it
Water should not be wasted, or else it will dry up
