Walk Two Moons Study Guide I will be

Walk Two Moons Study Guide • I will be going through each chapter and stating important information. • It is YOUR responsibility to write down the information you need and study your book tonight for the test tomorrow. • The test will be multiple choice and 15 questions long.

WTM Chapter One • We are introduced to Salamanca “Sal” Tree Hiddle. • She is 13 years old • She is from Bybanks, Kentucky. • Her and her father move to Euclid, Ohio where she is SHOCKED by the lack of nature and trees. • Sal is introduced to Margarat Cadaver. • Sal is also introduced to Phoebe Winterbottom, who is described as shy and imaginative. • We flash back in time to when Sal went on a long trip with her grandparents and tells them the stories of her and Phoebe.

WTM Chapter Two • Sal and her grandparents are on a journey to Lewiston to see Sal’s mom Chanhassen "Sugar" Pickford Hiddle who is “resting peacefully” there. • Sal states, “I wanted everything to be like it was. ” • Sal wants to be at her Momma’s by her birthday which is in seven days. • Sal does not think they will make it because her grandparents do not have the best luck with car trips.

WTM Chapter 3 • We hear about Sal’s first days at school and how the other children admire her long black hair. • Sal has a conversation with her grandparents about the Pickfords and how they seldom laugh and smile. • This reminds Sal of her mother and how she was often worrisome.

WTM Chapter Four • Sal goes back to her story of how she and Phoebe meet Mrs. Partridge, the blind woman who was on the porch. • She guesses Phoebe’s age by touching her face and we hear the story of Phoebe’s dad and the man who guessed his age incorrectly.

WTM Chapter Five • Sal’s grandparents tell some of their own stories. • They tell of the times they were arrested such as the time for stealing tires off of a senator’s car. • Gramps helps a woman in distress with her car. He pulls on “snakes” to try and help her out.

WTM Chapter Six • We return to Sal’s story and Sal has dinner at Phoebe’s house. • Sal takes note of how Mrs. Winterbottom stay up to task on her “wifely” duties and is ultimately ignored by her husband. • Phoebe shares that she thinks Mrs. Cadaver is called that because she killed her husband. • Sal has a memory of her and her father surprising her mother with flowers to which her mom cries. She feels that her husband is perfect and she is not. • The memory is triggered by blackberries which remind her of her mother.

WTM Chapter Seven • Despite the time restrant, Sal’s grandparents stop at the shore of Lake Michigen. • Sal’s mind wanders to right before her mom left. • Sal had gotten used to her mother’s moods. • Right after her mom left Sal felt no emotions for two weeks until she a baby calf and realized she could have emotions without her mother.

WTM Chapter Eight • Back to Sal’s story, she and Phoebe are at Phoebe’s house alone. • A stranger comes to the door. • Phoebe is afraid for him to know they are there alone so when he asks for Mrs. Winterbottom she runs through the house calling her mom’s name. • Eventually she gives up and mentions that she is not home. • The boy doesn’t want to leave a message and so he leaves.

WTM Chapter Nine • Sal and Phoebe ran to their friend Mary Lou’s house after the lunatic left. • Sal interacts with Ben who teases Sal and then kisses her collar bone. • When they return to the house they tell Phoebe’s mom about the lunatic which she responds with “don’t tell your father. ” • When they walk outside they find an envelope with a quote on it.

WTM Chapter Ten • We see Sal and her grandparents touring some towns. • They ask Sal if she would like to send some postcards to which she declines because it reminds her of her mother sending her cards. • They are diverted again by a theme park. • We hear of her grandmother’s Native American heritage and how she prefers American Indian. • Sal falls asleep and when she wakes up she thinks her Grams abandoned her, but really she is just dancing with the dancers.