Walk Two Moons

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What mainly does the first paragraph reveal about Phoebe?

• 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.

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. What mainly does the following passage reveal (paragraphs 30-31)? 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.

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

• Both girls take it to heart.

• Both girls wholeheartedly ignore its contents.

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

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

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

• It makes Sal further contemplate her past actions.

• It amuses her seeing the way Phoebe and Prudence treat their mother.

• It distracts her from thinking about her mother.

• It makes her sympathetic to Prudence’s concerns.

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Which of the following best states a theme of the excerpt?

• It is difficult to perceive the big picture with the people closest to you.

• The Winterbottom sisters are jealous that Sal does not have to deal with her mother.

• The mysterious messenger is attempting to divide the Winterbottoms even further.

• Sal’s father has no reason to be concerned about Mrs. Cadaver.

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the theme that It is difficult to perceive the big picture with the people closest to you.

• A. “Phoebe’s sister, Prudence, stormed into the house, slamming the door behind her. ‘I blew it. I just know it!’ she wailed.”

• B. “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.”

• C. “Mrs. Winterbottom took the envelope and turned it over and over before she slowly unsealed it and slipped out the message.”

• D. “I could tell that Mrs. Winterbottom was trying to rise above some awful sadness she was feeling, but Prudence couldn’t see that.”

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

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

• B. Mrs. Winterbottom burned the brownies on purpose.

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

• D. Mrs. Winterbottom wishes that Sal was her daughter instead of Phoebe and Prudence.

Read the question carefully and select the best answer. Which excerpt from the text most strongly supports that Sal embraces Mrs. Winterbottom’s warmth since she is missing her own mother.

• It surprised me when she said that, reminding me that I had told Phoebe nothing about my mother.

• 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.

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

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

Match each vocabulary word with its corresponding synonym:

(Use the Dictionary! Look at the blue words and see if there are any synonyms to help)

• assure

• gloomy

• test

• trial

• crotchety

• convince

• agenda

• irritable

• sullen

• plan

Order these events chronologically as they occur in the story:

(Go into the text and highlight these events!)

• Fourth

• Phoebe refuses to eat her mother’s brownies.

• First

• Phoebe confronts Prudence about her attitude toward tryouts.

• Second

• Mrs. Winterbottom wonders who could be behind the note.

• Third

• Mrs. Winterbottom offers to go to the second day of cheerleading tryouts.