Walk Two Moons Test 1st Period

Which choice best represents an external force affecting a character that would advance a story's plot?

• the way one character speaks to another character

• a character's reaction to a change in his or her life

• a conclusion that a character reaches

• how a character chooses to avoid a conflict

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A student is using a double-entry journal to record commentary about characters in a novel. The student has recorded this piece of text evidence in the journal.

"As the teacher read aloud, Sharon stared out the window. A squirrel that ran up the tree was on a mission to save the chipmunk that was stuck on a skinny branch. The crow that cawed was screaming for help. The butterfly that flew around was lost and confused. Sharon was lost, too, in her own world, when she heard the teacher repeat her name. Suddenly, her mind snapped back to the classroom."

Which commentary is most appropriate to describe the character, Sharon, in a double-entry journal?

• Sharon is imaginative and likes to daydream.

• Sharon likes nature and would rather be outside.

• Sharon ignores her teacher and gets in trouble.

• Sharon is tired of living in two worlds.

Which event from the novel Walk Two Moons is the best example of an event from Sal's emotional (internal) journey? 

• Sal flinches when Ben touches her. 

• 
  Sal's grandma is bitten by a snake.

• Sal visits Yellowstone National Park. 

• Sal goes to the police station with Phoebe. 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which character's story from the novel Walk Two Moons best represents the main plot of the novel? 

• Phoebe's story

• Gram and Gramps's story

• Sal's story

• Sal's dad's story 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which theme from the novel Walk Two Moons is conveyed by the tree that Sal sees in South Dakota that reminds her of the singing tree on the farm in Kentucky?

• guilt and blame

• past and memories

• view of America

• 
  love and anger

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read these sentences from a student's essay.

As a child, I enjoyed swimming. I loved biking. I always jumped at the chance to be outdoors.

 

Which revision best uses a compound sentence?

• 
  As a child, I enjoyed swimming, biking, and the outdoors.

• As a child, I enjoyed swimming. I loved biking and I always jumped at the chance to be outdoors.

• As a child, I enjoyed swimming and biking, and I always jumped at the chance to be outdoors.

• 
  As a child, I enjoyed swimming and biking. I always jumped at the chance to be outdoors.

Which question about the novel Walk Two Moons is the best example of an interpretive question? 

• • Where is Sal from originally?

• • What is the name of Mrs. Cadaver's twin brother? 

• • What influences how people handle grief?

• Why doesn't Sal's mother tell Sal goodbye before she leaves home?  

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

6. Explain the significance of the title "Walk Two Moons." What does it mean to you based on what you have read?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

6. Describe Sal's feelings about her mother’s departure.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

6. What are two important themes introduced in the first ten chapters? Provide examples.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9