Walk Two Moons Questions to Answer Reader Response

Walk Two Moons Questions to Answer

Reader Response � If your family could go on a road trip this weekend, where would you go? Describe the perfect road trip in your journal. Discuss what you would do in the car for entertainment, the sights you would see or visit, and where you would stay at night in your description.

Chapters 1 -3

Vocabulary � Cantakerous – disagreeable to deal with � Defiant – someone who completes acts that are against the rules to defy authority � Miniature – a smaller version of something but exactly the same � Omnipotent – having very great or unlimited power � Plaster – a substance made of sand or water applied to the walls � Plucked – to move someone or something quickly

� Stalwart – strong, but short build � Tagging – to ride with or walk with people who are already going somewhere � Peculiar – unusual � Walloping – large and powerful � Lunatic – a person who is strange or acts crazy � Ornery – bad-tempered and stubborn � Wicker – flexible twigs used to make things like furniture � Scads – a large number or amount of something

� What evidence from the text showed that Sal was not pleased with Euclid, OH? � Do you think living in a new place would have made her happier? Why or why not? � Use the words cantankerous, defiant, & miniature in three separate sentences referring to the events in Chapters 1 -3.

� Tell me everything you know about Phoebe Winterbottom. Find a picture in a magazine or draw a picture to show me what you think she looks like. � What did Sal think the reasons were that she & her grandparents were going to Idaho? What was Gram & Gramps’ plan? � What point of view is this story being told in? How can you tell? Explain.

Point of View � Third person ◦ Omniscient - knows everything about everyone ◦ Limited – knows everything about only 1 character ◦ Uses pronouns like: he, she, it � Second person ◦ Addresses a “you” ◦ Talks to the reader � First Person ◦ Tells the story from the point of view of a character ◦ Character refers to himself or herself by using personal pronouns

� Describe Gram & Gramps in detail citing examples & evidence from the story. ◦ Gramps � How did Sal feel about her new house & her father’s new girlfriend? Do you think it was fair for her to feel this way? Why or why not? Would you feel the same? � Why is it so important to Sal to make it to Idaho in seven days? What did this tell you about her?

� How did Sal really feel about the trip? Cite evidence from the text. � Use the words omnipotent, plaster, & plucked in three separate sentences referring to the events in chapters 1 -3. � Describe the mood of the road trip in the first 3 chapters. Explain your thoughts using examples from the story.

� Sal describes two very different sets of reasons for the trip her grandparents want to take. Brainstorm a time in your life when you told someone you were doing something for one reason, but you really had a different reason for doing it. Explain the situation in your journal. � Use the words stalwart & tagging in two separate sentences referring to the events in chapters 1 -3.

� What did Gramps mean on the first day of the road trip when he told Sal to “spin a yarn? ” � What was Sal’s reputation at her new school? Why did she have a reputation? Why was it such a surprise to Sal? � From what you’ve learned about Sal at this point, would she be someone you’d like to hang out with? Why or why not? State at least 2 reasons to defend your position.

Euclid Neighborhood � Sal provided a vivid description of her Euclid neighborhood, including her own home. Find that description in Chapter 1 & draw a detailed illustration in your journal of her Euclid neighborhood & her home as you visualized it from the story.

Chapters 4 -9

� Explain why Sal was glad that Phoebe invited her to dinner. � Summarize Chapters 4 -9 � Why could Phoebe convince Sal of just about anything when it came to Mrs. Cadaver? � Why did Sal think it was remarkable that Mrs. Partridge correctly guessed Phoebe’s age? What surprising fact did Phoebe learn about Mrs. Partridge?