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for Walk Two Moons

by Sharon Creech To the Teacher The Glencoe Literature Library presents full-length novels, nonfiction, and plays bound together with shorter selections of various genres that relate by theme or topic to the main reading. Each work in the Library has a two-part Study Guide that contains a variety of resources for both you and your students. Use the Guide to plan your instruction of the work and enrich your classroom presentations.

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For the Teacher About the Work 2 Character List 2 Synopsis 2 Major Themes in the Novel 3 Approaches to Teaching the Novel 3 Further Reading for the Teacher 3 Media Links 4 Teaching Options 5 Options for Motivating Students 5 Meeting Individual Needs 6 Assessment Options 7 Options for Using Related Readings 8 Answer Key 10 Assessment Rubrics 12 For the Student Meet Sharon Creech 13 Introducing the Novel 14 Chapters 1–11 Before You Read 16 Active Reading 17 Responding 18 Chapters 12–22 Before You Read 20 Active Reading 21 Responding 22 Chapters 23–33 Before You Read 24 Active Reading 25 Responding 26 Chapters 34–44 Before You Read 28 Active Reading 29 Responding 30 Related Reading Blackline Masters 32 All My Relations by Linda Hogan 32 from Pa-ha-sa-pah or The Black Hills of South Dakota by Rev. Peter Rosen 33 the little horse is newlY by E. E. Cummings 34 The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 34 Five Rounds by Lorenzo Baca 35 Celebration by Alonzo Lopez 35 Moon by Chaim Potok 36 Test 37 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Study Guide s ’ s a ’ ”— s brother ’ lunatic Walk Two Moons Walk “ s loss, and s sudden disap- ’ ’ s respectable s disturbing ’ ’ s birthday. The s birthday. s imaginative ’ ’ s departure and at s into sharper ’ ’ s English teacher Sal ’ Phoebe s goal is to reach their ’ s mother ’ s friend Phoebe Winter- ’ Margaret Cadaver s mother. s mother. ’ s loss parallels Sal s paternal grandparents, take her ’ ’ s and Phoebe ’ s story brings Sal s story does not have a similar happy s grief over her mother ’ ’ ’ s insistence, narrates a tale of her expe- ’ Sal To pass the time, Sal recalls the events pass the To Phoebe That summer, Gram and Gramps That summer, ending. Gram is dying of a stroke, and Sal Phoebe focus. The mystery is solved when Phoebe mother returns home with the son whom she gave up for adoption years before and whom her family has not been told about. trio travels westward, retracing the route trio travels westward, retracing the taken by Sal that preceded her mother Gram At the heart riences in Euclid that past year. of the story is Sal bottom pearance. The imaginative Phoebe insists that her mother has been kidnapped by a lunatic. during the bus accident that claimed her life claimed her life bus accident that during the friend whose mother, under strange circum- friend whose mother, family stances, leaves her grief-stricken father rents out the farm that grief-stricken father rents out the farm Ohio, a Sal loves and uproots her to Euclid, home suburb of Cleveland. Sal hates her new and cannot accept her father relationship with red-haired Margaret a nurse who has persuaded Mr. Cadaver, refuses Hiddle to move to Ohio for work. Sal return. to believe that her mother will never Hiddle, Sal on a six-day car trip from Euclid to Lewiston, Idaho. Sal destination on Sal Phoebe Winterbottom, Birkway, Mr. Mrs. Winterbottom, SYNOPSIS For reasons that are unclear to Sal Hiddle, her mother left the family farm in Kentucky Sal for Lewiston, Idaho, and did not return. mother who keeps a secret about her past mother who keeps from her family who is Sal s ’ s thir- ’ s seatmate s death. ’ ’ won the s friend and ’ the author — BY — the thirteen-year- s profound sense of ’ About the Work the About s mother s numerous flash- ’ ’ s end does the reader ’ s colorful grandfather ’ Mr. Hiddle Mr. , however, Sharon , however, s exuberant, eccentric ’ ) Hiddle, Creech Sal ” s grief-stricken father ’ Sal s end is Sal fully able to ’ Sal Sal “ s devoted husband who drives his ’ s death until she retraces her steps ’ Students will immediately respond to Students will immediately respond s quirky observations and colorful speech. For the Teacher ’ Walk Two Moons Two Walk 2 backs and use of the frame technique may backs and use of the frame technique challenge this population as well. 1995 Newbery Medal. Sal with that the novel is rich Note, however, that may idioms and regional colloquialisms prove especially challenging for less-profi- learners. cient students and English-language Note also that the story grasp the significance of the relationships between the characters and the incidents Published in 1994, that occur along the way. this poignant, comic novel second book for young adults teen-year-old narrator, captures the peculiar narrator, teen-year-old and friends as she travels behavior of family took west, following the journey her mother Only before losing her life in a bus accident. at the journey accept the finality of her mother And only at the novel and Gram wife and Sal on the journey west grandmother who dies on the trip to Idaho Margaret Cadaver, confidante who was Sal Gramps Hiddle, Mr. Hiddle, Mr. Gram Hiddle, CHARACTER LIST Hiddle, Salamanca Tree Sudden death and the grieving process are Sudden death and lend themselves to humor. not subjects that In WALK TWO MOONS TWO WALK CREECH SHARON Creech addresses a child Creech addresses In is often richly funny. loss in a novel that and true, a voice that is homespun Salamanca ( on a journey to Idaho old narrator who cannot accept her mother has driven herself to Lewiston to visit the the sheriff, “She isn’t actually gone at all. scene of her mother’s death. She’s singing in the trees.” The reader finally understands that Sal’s mother, who had suffered from an identity APPROACHES TO TEACHING crisis, had set out for Idaho to find herself. THE NOVEL When the bus in which she was riding • Teach Walk Two Moons with a focus on the careened off the road in Lewiston, all of the frame, or story-within-a-story, technique. passengers died except for Margaret Explain that the main plot concerns Sal’s Cadaver, the last person to have seen Sal’s journey west and her ultimate acceptance mother alive. of her mother’s death. This plot is the The journey ends, Gram’s body is sent frame for the parallel story that Sal tells back to Kentucky for burial, and Gramps, her grandparents about her friend Phoebe’s Sal, and her father return to their beloved mother’s disappearance. Invite students to farm in Kentucky. identify parallel situations in each story, MAJOR THEMES IN THE NOVEL and ask them to consider why these simi- larities are important. Several themes run through Walk Two • Teach the novel with a focus on the com- Moons. Three prominent ones are the error ing-of-age genre. Explain that coming-of- of prejudging, the maturation process as a age novels are those in which characters journey, and the interconnectedness of life. experience conflicts that force them to The error of prejudging. The novel’s title is make decisions that lead to their maturity. derived from the adage, “Don’t judge a man Ask students to recall and describe com- until you’ve walked two moons in his moc- ing-of-age stories that they have read or casins.” The error of prejudging is conveyed seen on TV or in the movies. by Sal’s determination to dislike Margaret • Teach the novel with a focus on the Cadaver without really knowing the truth first-person point of view. Point out that about her. In chapter 4, Sal says, “Somehow in a story narrated from the first-person it was easier to deal with Margaret if there point of view, the narrator is one of the were reasons not to like her, and I definitely characters, referred to as “I.” The reader did not want to like her.” experiences events through that character’s The maturation process as a journey. At eyes. Students should consider the narra- the beginning of the novel, Sal describes her tor’s relationship to the other characters dislike of her new environment and cannot and whether the narrator’s interpretation understand why her father uprooted her from of events and of other characters’ motiva- her beloved Kentucky. By the end of the tions is reliable. novel, Sal appreciates what she has learned from Phoebe and her family. In chapter 44, FURTHER READING FOR THE she says, “Phoebe and her family helped me, TEACHER I think. They helped me to think about and Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. understand my own mother.” •“Newbery Medal Acceptance” by Sharon The interconnectedness of life. For Sal the Creech and “Sharon Creech” by Lyle D. natural world possesses a spirit that can heal Rigg, Horn Book, July/August 1995. In her her wounds. On her way west, she prays to acceptance speech Creech discusses the the trees for her mother’s return. Sal trea- origins of Walk Two Moons. An affection- sures the idea that her mother’s spirit has ate profile of the author by her husband, returned to nature. In chapter 42, she tells Lyle D. Rigg, follows.

Walk Two Moons Study Guide For the Teacher 3 Media Links

Videos • The following videos may help students better understand the characters, cultural context, theme, and setting of the novel. • The Education of Little Tree (1997, 112 minutes), rated PG; a coming-of age story about an orphaned Cherokee who is raised and tutored by his grandparents in the Smoky Mountains of the 1930s and meets difficulties after he is forced to attend the Notched Gap Indian School. • Homecoming (1996), with Anne Bancroft; rated PG; a drama about a family of four children who are deserted by their mother and who are reluctantly taken in by their stern grandmother. • Mt. Rushmore and the Black Hills of South Dakota (30 minutes), explores sites visited by Sal on her journey, including the Badlands.

Art The following paintings can be used to engage students in a discussion about the status of the Native American people in U.S. society, past and present. • American Progress by John Gast, 1872, shows an idealized “Spirit of Progress” floating over a plain filled with advancing wagons, trains, and parties on foot, while Indians and buffalo flee before them. • Buffalo Road III – Choices by contemporary Native American artist G. Peter Jemison, illustrates, in the style of a collage, the choices that today’s Native Americans must make between the traditional and modern ways of life.

Audiocassettes • Walk Two Moons, read by Kate Harper, presents the complete novel on four cassettes. An abridged version, read by Mary Stuart Masterson, is also available on audiocassette.

Internet Connections Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Students interested in learning about Yellowstone National Park can visit The Total Yellowstone Page at http://www.yellowstone-natl-park.com/index.html This site provides a wide variety of information—from geysers and service stations to the latest wolf sightings. • A comprehensive index to Native American Internet resources—including history, culture, language, and art—can be found at http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/. At the time this Study Guide went to press, the Web sites were in operation. Before assigning students to visit the sites, check to ensure that the sites still exist.

Further Reading for the Student • American Indian Myths and Legends, selected and edited by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz, Pantheon Books, 1984. The stories in this collection are arranged by themes— including creation myths, trickster tales, monsters, animals, ghosts, and heroes. • How It Feels When a Parent Dies by Jill Krementz, Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Eighteen young people, each of whom have lost a parent, tell of their sorrow and healing. • Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech, 1995, Creech’s first novel for young readers that concerns adolescent themes. Be sure to preview all media links to determine whether the material is appropriate for your class.

4 For the Teacher Walk Two Moons Study Guide Teaching Options Options for Motivating Students

The Color of Words Judge Not… Acquaint students with the colorful language of Help students relate their own experiences to the novel. the experiences of the characters in the novel. • Explain that Walk Two Moons includes a num- • Have students record in their journals an ber of colorful words and expressions that reflect instance in which they prejudged a person and the cultural background of the characters. List the judgment proved to be wrong. On what was a few on the board and ask students what they the prejudgment based? How did they find out think they mean: “whangdoodle,” “Trying to that they had misjudged the person? What catch a fish in the air,” and “a hog’s belly full lesson did they learn from the experience? of things.” • Encourage students to look for instances in • Invite students to share colorful words or Walk Two Moons in which one character expressions that their parents or grandparents prejudges another and is proven to be wrong. use in everyday speech. Make a list of these on the board. Have students explain to the class what these words and expressions mean and Sacred Places, Sacred Spaces why they enliven the language. • Explain that an expression whose meaning Introduce students to the importance of sacred cannot be translated from the meanings of the places for communities or individuals. words that compose the expression is an idiom. • Point out that some cultures have places that For example, “spin a yarn” is an idiom. are sacred to them. These may be buildings, Encourage students to keep a list of idioms and such as the Kaaba in Mecca—sacred to colorful expressions as they come across them Muslims—or large territories, such as the Black while reading. Hills of South Dakota—sacred to the Sioux nation. • Suggest that there are also places that are Tree of Life sacred to us as individuals—places where we retreat for inner peace or spiritual refreshment. Prepare students for the significance that trees Have students think of their own sacred places play in the novel’s setting. and invite them to share with the class why • Write the word tree on the board. Invite students that place is important to them. to make a word web naming the kinds of trees • Explain that sacred places exist in Walk Two that grow where they live and the ways in which Moons. Encourage them to look for these places they enhance the quality of life. as they read and to note why they are significant. • Explain to students that the setting in which a story takes place contributes to the tone of the story. Point out that trees are such an important part of the novel’s setting that the narrator’s name includes the word tree and her mother’s name means sugar maple. • Encourage students to look for references to trees throughout the novel. Have them jot Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. down these references as they read. Then have them explain the significance of the tree as a symbol in the novel.

Walk Two Moons Study Guide For the Teacher 5 Meeting Individual Needs

The suspenseful plot and informal tone of Walk Media Links, page 4) as they read along in Two Moons make it appropriate for average their books. Tell students to bookmark pages readers. The following activities are designed to on which they encounter unfamiliar words and help you present the novel in ways that meet the expressions. They can return to those pages to needs of all students. use contextual clues to determine the meaning. • Explain to students that idioms are exceptions to this rule and cannot always be understood by Less-Proficient Readers using contextual clues. • Pair students who have difficulty reading Help students understand the structure of the English with students who are more fluent with novel’s plot. the language. Encourage the partners to discuss • Explain to students that two story lines run each chapter after they read it. through the novel. The first concerns what happens to Sal on her trip west to Idaho. The second is the story of Phoebe Winterbottom Gifted and Talented that Sal tells her grandparents to pass the time on the journey. Challenge students to respond to literary • Point out that when Sal is not describing the criticism. unusual antics of Gram and Gramps or recall- • Inform students that Walk Two Moons won the ing the mysterious goings on in Ohio, her mind prestigious Newbery Medal in 1995, and that drifts back to the time her mother left the farm the Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the in Kentucky, never to return. This unfolds in a American Library Association for “the most series of flashbacks that are not told in chrono- distinguished contribution to American litera- logical order. ture for children.” Point out that the novel was • Pair gifted students and less-proficient students considered to be a controversial choice. The to work in small groups. After students have author, who lives in England, was virtually read a chapter, have groups discuss the events unknown in the United States, and her book that occurred and their significance to the story. was criticized both for its subject matter and

its technique. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. • Distribute to students copies of the following English-Language Learners excerpt, taken from a rather negative review in the New York Times, May 21, 1995: Encourage students to use contextual clues and All the women characters turn out sweet and to read for overall meaning. good and a bit peculiar. All the men too—the • Explain that the narrator does not always tell fathers, the teacher, the boyfriend, the police, her story in conventional English and that a even the thief. By the end of the novel this few of her friends and relatives express them- noble 13-year-old decides that maybe her selves in original ways—even to the extent of mother left to set her daughter free. making up words. Explain further that the Everything is pat; hope is shining. We have meanings of some of the expressions are not what John Leonard calls the formula of clear even to native English speakers. “goodwill, coincidence and pluck.” • Remind students that they need not under- • Have students discuss in groups the criticisms stand every word or expression to understand raised in this review. Then ask them to write the story. Encourage students to read for overall a response, focusing on the question of the meaning and not word-for-word meaning. author’s characters and overall theme. Suggest that they listen to the audiotape (see

6 For the Teacher Walk Two Moons Study Guide Assessment Options Writing highways, students can follow the route from Euclid to Lewiston. Encourage stu- On the Road to Discovery dents to use clues provided in the narrative • Have students write an essay in which that identify specific locations in states they compare and contrast the process of along the route. Then have pairs of stu- discovery that Sal experiences in Walk dents create a map that shows the route Two Moons and that Moon experiences that the Hiddles take to Idaho. They in Moon by Chaim Potok. Point out that should use enlarged photocopies, or create discovery is an important part of the mat- a map of their own, indicating important urational process and can be about oneself, stops along the way and locating approxi- others, or the meaning of life. mately where the travelers spent each Parallel Worlds night. Students should illustrate their • Have students write an essay analyzing the maps with pictures or appropriate quota- parallel stories that characterize the plot tions from the novel. of Walk Two Moons. Suggest that they Home Sweet Home review the Venn diagram they completed • Have students create a scene that features as part of the Active Reading section on key elements of the landscape of Bybanks, page 29. Ask students to explain in their Kentucky, as it is described by Sal. Students essays the relationship of Phoebe’s world should look throughout the novel for vivid to Sal’s and its importance in the develop- descriptions of the place and try to capture ment of Sal’s self-knowledge. the scene artistically, using whatever media A Tragicomedy? they deem suitable. Students can display • In a critical essay, ask students to discuss their artwork if they wish. the tone of Walk Two Moons. Would they define this as a comic novel, a sad novel, or a little of both? In their essays, have Interdisciplinary Connection students include examples illustrating how the author achieves the effect that Geography/Math: Map It! she does. Finally have students give their • Have students use a map of the United opinions on whether the author succeeds States that shows interstate highways in establishing a singular tone. that lead from Euclid, Ohio, to Lewiston, Idaho. Using the scale of miles on the map, they should estimate the distance Listening and Speaking in miles between the two points and then convert the figure to kilometers. Underage Driver • Students may wish to evaluate whether • Pair students to role-play the scene in Internet directions represent an efficient which Sal is stopped by the sheriff after route and whether it follows the same taking Gramps’ car to visit the scene of route taken by Sal. the accident where her mother was killed. One student should assume Sal’s role, and Social Studies: Head for the Black Hills the other that of the sheriff. Students • The history of the Black Hills of South Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. should work together to develop a script Dakota is a fascinating study. Have stu- for each role. dents research this tragic era and report what they learn to the class. Viewing and Representing Westward Ho! • Point out that by referring to a map of Save your work for your portfolio. the United States that shows interstate

Walk Two Moons Study Guide For the Teacher 7 Options for Using Related Readings

Related Readings Making Connections to Walk Two Moons All My Relations Sal’s mother is proud of her Native American heritage. Her feelings of by Linda Hogan kinship with nature is central to the sweat lodge ceremony described (BLM page 32) in this essay. • You may wish to use this essay as a prereading activity for the novel. • Pre-teach the following difficult vocabulary: foci, permeate, purveyors, crux, skeletal, and lithe. • Before they read this selection, ask students what they know about Native American spirituality. Afterward, invite them to share what they have learned. Encourage them to look for themes of healing and nature as they read the novel. • Point out that tobacco was believed to have both medicinal and spiritual attributes in traditional Native American society and that smoking was an important part of religious ceremonies. • After reading, ask students to suggest reasons a person might want to partic- ipate in a sweat lodge ceremony. What personal event may have impelled the author to become “part of something larger”? from Pa-ha-sa-pah Sal realizes what it must have been like for the Native Americans to or The Black Hills of lose their land. This description, written in the nineteenth-century, South Dakota offers a sympathetic account of such a loss. by Rev. Peter Rosen • You may wish to use this selection as a prereading activity for chapter 28 of (BLM page 33) the novel, when Sal and her grandparents arrive in the Black Hills. • Pre-teach the following difficult vocabulary: aught, kindle, profusely, vernal, incarceration, fabulous, repugnance, encroachment, strata, and edifices. • Explain to students that in 1868, the second Treaty of Fort Laramie guaran- teed the Sioux nation sixty million acres of land known as the Great Sioux Reservation, including the Black Hills. Yet the discovery of gold and the white settlers’ appetite for land soon overturned the agreement. The

Indians’ destruction of General George Custer’s army in 1876 led to their Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. own swift defeat. By 1881, when Sitting Bull surrendered to the authorities, South Dakota belonged to the white man. • Ask students to infer the attitude of Rev. Peter Rosen to events that took place in the twenty years before his account (1875–1895). Encourage them to identify passages and phrases that convey his sympathy with the Native American people. Ask students to compare Rosen’s attitude to that of Sal’s.

8 For the Teacher Walk Two Moons Study Guide Related Readings Making Connections to Walk Two Moons the little horse is These contrasting poems are both introduced in the novel. Sal’s newlY response to them suggests that they each reflect a side of her personality. by E. E. Cummings • You may wish to use these selections as a postreading activity for chapter 29 of the novel, when Phoebe reports her mother’s disappearance to the police. The Tide Rises, the • Invite volunteers to read the Cummings poem aloud in a way that conveys Tide Falls the most meaning. Remind students that Sal liked the sound of the phrase by Henry Wadsworth “smoothbeautifully folded,” although she was not sure what it meant. Longfellow Suggest that the sound of a poem often contributes to its sense. • Point out that the reader is in the same position as the little horse: Just as the horse must make sense of his new environment, so the reader must try to make sense of the poem. • Help students understand that sound is an important element of the Longfellow poem as well. Invite a volunteer to read it as it is read in the novel. Ask students if they agree with Megan or Sal. Is the poem gentle or terrifying? Why? Five Rounds These Native American poems have as their themes the all-embracing by Lorenzo Baca cycle of life. Sal comes to find solace in this view of the world. • You may wish to use these selections as a postreading activity to formulate Celebration the theme of the novel. by Alonzo Lopez • Help students to understand how the circle, a universally accepted symbol (BLM page 34) of continuity, is used to describe many natural processes. Have them define phrases such as life cycle, water cycle, and cycle of the seasons. Point out that Sal returns to the farm in Kentucky, where her life began. • Suggest that the circle is a symbol that represents wholeness. Remind stu- dents that the novel’s most joyful character is Gram, who shouts “Huzza, huzza” from the center of a Native American circle dance. • Have students experiment with concrete poems of their own. Suggest that they begin with a visual concept and then create the words to fit the idea. Moon Moon, a middle-class American boy, finds his values challenged by a by Chaim Potok young anti-child labor activist from Pakistan. The empathy that springs from knowledge is also a theme of Walk Two Moons. • This selection could be used as a prereading or postreading activity for the novel. • Ask students what they know about the source of the things they take for granted: jeans, soccer balls, shoes, and produce from the supermarket. Discuss with them how knowledge about the origin of such items might influence their habits. Read to them the following quote from Iqbal Masih (the model for Ashraf in this story): “the world’s two hundred million enslaved children are your responsibility.”

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. • Encourage students to compare and contrast Moon and Ashraf. • Have students consider how Moon changes over the course of the story. Invite them to predict what he will do in the years after the events described in this story take place.

Walk Two Moons Study Guide For the Teacher 9 Answer Key ACTIVE READING RESPONDING CHAPTERS 12–22 Chapters 1–11 Recall and Interpret A: Gramps pulls off the Ohio Turnpike and botches an attempt 1. Gram and Gramps’ bed is the object that they value most. to fix a woman’s car. B: Sal has dinner with Phoebe’s family. It suggests that their relationship is loving and stable. A: Gramps, Gram, and Sal stop to wade in Lake Michigan; 2. Sal understands that Mrs. Winterbottom is miserable. She they spend a night near Chicago. B: A stranger comes looking might be conscious of it because she remembers her own for Mrs. Winterbottom; a mysterious message arrives at mother’s unhappiness. Phoebe’s door. A: Sal visits Madison, Wisconsin, and the 3. When she hears the bird, Sal remembers the singing tree Wisconsin Dells. Gram dances with the Indians. B: The in Kentucky. Gram may think that Sal’s spirits are lifted. Winterbottoms receive another strange message, and the 4. Sal’s mother wishes people would call her Chanhassen, her girls see the lunatic again. real name. She leaves home to learn about who she is. She Chapters 12–22 may think that using her real name would be a first step. Sample answers: Angry: draws doodle of Mrs. Cadaver 5. The note says that Mrs. Winterbottom is going away for a hanging; Observant: notices how Phoebe takes her mother for while. It reminds Sal of her own mother’s departure. granted; Sad: remembers her mother’s last day on the farm; Evaluate and Connect Loyal: supports Phoebe when her mother leaves; Loving: under- 6. Ratings will vary. Students may say that the relationship stands her father’s misery; Imaginative: believes that a tree was loving but that Mrs. Hiddle needed time to herself. can sing; Unreasonable: doesn’t want to hear the truth about 7. Responses will vary, based on students’ webs. Some may Mrs. Cadaver say that Sal’s mother did not have a clear idea of who she Chapters 23–33 was. Mystery: Why is the sky so high? Myth That Explains It: People RESPONDING CHAPTERS 23–33 made long poles and pushed the sky as high as they could. Recall and Interpret Mystery: Myth That Explains It: Where did fire come from? 1. Sal broke her leg, and her mother carried her to the house. Prometheus stole fire from the Sun and gave it to humanity. Sal feels that she may have been responsible for her Mystery: Myth That Explains It: Why is there evil in the world? mother’s losing the baby. Pandora, out of curiosity, opened a beautiful box that Zeus had 2. Sal sees Mary Lou’s parents kissing. She is reminded of sent to man, and evil was released into the world. her own parents. Chapters 34–44 3. Pandora’s box explains how evil came into the world. The Sal’s story: mother loses baby; mother tells family that she’s story affects Sal because she can’t understand why she leaving; Sal goes on long journey; has loving grandparents; had has suffered such pain. to move home; has no siblings; Phoebe’s story: mother leaves 4. The poem tells about a man who drowns in the rising tide. a note that she is leaving; mother brings back a son; family Sal understands the poem’s theme of sudden loss. knows mother is alive; Phoebe informs police of the disappear- 5. Sal learns that Mr. Cadaver died suddenly in a car accident. ance; Phoebe tracks down her mother; receives mysterious She begins to sympathize with Mrs. Cadaver. messages; Sal’s and Phoebe’s story: girls very miserable; girls Evaluate and Connect have unrealistic ideas about mothers; girls learn about mothers 6. Phoebe, like Sal, is grieving over the loss of her mother. RESPONDING CHAPTERS 1–11 Because Sal identifies with Phoebe, she is able to overlook Recall and Interpret Phoebe’s behavior and remain a loyal friend to her.

1. Stated reasons: They are going to see the country. Sal is 7. Some students will likely say Phoebe is a believable charac- Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. good at reading maps. Real reasons: Gram, Gramps, and ter because her anger is a natural reaction to her mother’s Sal all want to see Sal’s mother. Dad wants to be alone sudden disappearance. with Margaret Cadaver. The real reasons are probably too RESPONDING CHAPTERS 34–44 painful to talk about. Recall and Interpret 2. Sal is angry and resentful toward Mrs. Cadaver. Students 1. Sal worries about driving off the road. She is thinking of her may say that it is because she does not want her mother mother’s fatal accident. to be replaced. 2. Sal learns that Ben’s mother is in a psychiatric hospital. 3. Both the Winterbottoms and the Pickfords are polite and The fact that their mothers both had emotional difficulties respectable. Sal does not seem to find them likeable. The might bring the two closer together. Pickfords mouths turn down at the corners. The 3. Mr. Winterbottom realizes that the wife he had known had Winterbottoms are picky about their food. been concealing her real personality. This reminds Sal of 4. Phoebe does not follow the advice. She assumes that the her own mother’s struggle to find herself. young stranger is a lunatic, and she believes that Mrs. 4. Moody Blue pushed her puppies away so that they would Cadaver has done something “diabolic” to her husband. become independent. Sal feels that her mother had wanted 5. The author has created suspense by shrouding Mrs. her to become independent too. Cadaver, the lunatic, and the origin of the messages in 5. Sal finds her mother’s grave. At last she is able to accept mystery. Readers also are in suspense as to what Sal the reality of her mother’s death. will find in Idaho. Evaluate and Connect Evaluate and Connect 6. Some students might say that Sal would have gotten over 6. She tells the story to keep her mind off of her mother’s her grief earlier if she had gone with her father. Others may leaving. Students’ comparisons to their own experiences say that she was not yet ready to accept the truth. will vary. 7. Comparisons will vary. Some students may say that Sal’s 7. Students may say that Sal’s flinching when she is touched grief is overly drawn out; others may find it realistic. suggests that, as a result of her mother’s absence, she withdraws from close human contact.

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RELATED READINGS 3. Ashraf plays very intently. He sweats and his eyes glow like All My Relations coals. Playing bongos might be Ashraf’s way of releasing 1. The author visits to make arrangements for the sweat lodge tension and anger. ceremony. 4. Students might say that they learned that Moon is serious 2. She must bring fifty tobacco ties, wood, meat, and bread. and compassionate. He is furious about the death of Ashraf 3. “All my relations” refers to all people and to the natural and relieves his anger by playing the drums passionately at world. It is an important phrase because it emphasizes the the memorial assembly for him. key themes of the ceremony: relating with others and the 5. When Moon learns about Ashraf’s struggles and realizes wholeness of creation. that they both share a common interest, he stops being 4. The author realizes that she is not alone because she is self-centered and begins to think about others. “part of something larger.” TEST 5. In telling Phoebe’s story to Gram and Gramps, Sal begins Recall and Interpret the healing of the pain she feels at her own mother’s loss. 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. b from Pa-ha-sa-pah or The Black Hills of South Dakota 6. Sal’s father wants to leave the farm because of its con- 1. White settlers entered the territory, building towns and vil- stant reminders of his wife. Sal is angry and does not lages. The train, the telegraph, and the telephone aided want to leave. their advance. 7. Sal remembers that Phoebe is unable to see that her 2. The effect of the list is to show the abundance of animal mother is unhappy with her life. She realizes that both life in the earlier days and to stress how things have she and Phoebe do not want to accept the truth. changed. 8. Sal once saw her mother kiss a tree after eating some 3. They felt resentful. They told a story about a white giant blackberries. Later that day, Sal kissed the same tree who was imprisoned in a mountain for invading their land. and tasted blackberries. After that, all trees tasted of 4. Rocks are shaped like tall buildings, and, from a distance, blackberries to Sal. mountain sheep resemble people. 9. Mr. Winterbottom shakes Mike’s hand and welcomes him 5. Sal sympathizes with the Native Americans. If they had to the family as his son. asked her for their land back, she says she would have 10. Sal does not want to see that a bird is responsible for the given it to them. singing. She wants to believe that the tree itself is singing, the little horse is newlY; The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls as though it contained the spirit of her mother. 1. The horse’s world is beautiful, fresh, amazing, fragrant, Evaluate and Connect (any 2) bright, and welcoming. 1. Students should understand that Gram and Gramps are 2. Students may suggest that the joyful innocence of the little giving Sal the opportunity to come to terms with her horse is a quality possessed by young children. mother’s death. Along the way she learns that her mother 3. The traveler drowns in the rising tide. The sea “calls” the was troubled by feelings of inferiority and failure and she traveler, and the waves erase his footprints. He never needed to be alone to find out who she was. Sal realizes returns to shore; this suggests that he has drowned. that her mother was an individual who was trying to find 4. “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” implies a world full of herself and was in no way rejecting Sal. unexpected danger. No hint of such menace is found in 2. Students may choose from a number of characters or “the little horse is newlY.” incidents. Among them are 1) Mrs. Cadaver, who seems 5. Sal has a joyous personality as depicted in the Cummings to be standing between Sal and her father; 2) the lunatic, poem. She loves nature, stories, people, and words. Her who seems to be harassing the Winterbottoms; 3) Mrs. mother’s death was sudden and unexpected, as was the Winterbottom, who seems very respectable; 4) the mes- traveler’s in Longfellow’s poem. sages, which seem to be coming from the lunatic; 5) the Five Rounds; Celebration boy at the river, who seems to be a liar; 6) Sal’s mother, 1. The second and third poems can be read as complete who seems to be a carefree farmer’s wife. sentences. 3. Students should understand that in thinking about Phoebe, 2. The words run together, encouraging the reader to repeat Sal learns that her mother was an individual in her own them, like a wheel turning on itself. right, who needed an identity apart from the one given 3. The mood is joyful. Words such as feasting, leaps, stomps, her by her family. laughter, and games contribute to this feeling. 4. Responses may suggest that the singing tree is a symbol 4. The speaker dances in circles, the form in which “Five of the survival of the human spirit after death or the unity Rounds” is written. Both poems suggest unity and of humankind and nature. The marriage bed can be viewed wholeness. as a symbol of a loving, enduring relationship—the kind 5. Like the circles featured in these poems, Estsanatlehi’s life that Gram and Gramps shared. The hidden fireplace might never ends; it rotates like a wheel. represent the false appearances that hide the truth in life.

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Moon 5. Students’ responses will vary. Some may find that the 1. Things that make Moon angry include his parents’ talking characters are fully realized and believable because many about him as if he were absent, being called Morgan, being come across as being original. Others may find the charac- told to keep his door open, and being interrupted by call ters’ antics unbelievable. Students may not agree that the waiting on the telephone. He controls his anger by breath- novel is contrived in certain instances. They may argue ing deeply and counting slowly. that the details of plotting are not as important as the 2. Ashraf talks about boys in Pakistan being bought by factory self-knowledge that Sal gains at the end. Some may argue owners. Moon is startled by the revelation. further that deception is one of the book’s key themes.

Walk Two Moons Study Guide Answer Key 11 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Study Guide Walk Two Moons Walk s presentation is well orga- ’ scenes should depict a vividly dialogue should be believable dialogue pictures should accurately por- pictures should reflect creativity quotations or illustrations are estimates should fall within a maps clearly and accurately maps clearly and ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ and imagination. tray what is stated or implied in the description. Students identify important locations along the identify important locations along route. Students aptly chosen to correlate with the journey. Students described landscape. Students Students reasonable range of a hundred miles. Students should be able to cite their source verifying the estimate. Students should be able to defend their opinions of the accuracy and efficiency of the Internet map that they choose as a resource. The student demonstrates an understand- ing of western frontier life during the late nineteenth century. The student is able to bring his or her information to life in an oral report. The historical details that the student uses are relevant and interesting to the audience. The student nized and adequately rehearsed. Students effectively use the clues provided Students effectively the route traveled in the novel to establish by Sal and her grandparents. Students Students to the situation. and appropriate be well rehearsed Presentations should and confidently performed. • • Home Sweet Home • • Interdisciplinary Connection • • • Head for the Black Hills • • • • Viewing and Representing Ho! Westward • • • • s self- ’ s suc- ’ s tone ’ Assessment Rubrics Assessment s thesis statement concisely ’ scripts should be based on the ’ s opinion about the author ’ For the Teacher cess in establishing a distinct tone. Students facts presented in the novel. The student establishes the novel The student summarizes the relationship of the subplot summarizes the relationship of the to the plot and its importance to Sal development. from The student selects relevant details the text to support his or her thesis. The details are organized effectively. The student observes the conventions usage, and mechanics. of grammar, in a concisely worded thesis statement. The student supports his or her arguments with specific evidence from the book. The student uses logical reasoning when expressing an opinion. The essay ends with a statement of the student The essay includes a thesis statement that The essay includes principal characters and identifies the two of comparison and con- summarizes points process. trast in their discovery The student clearly explains similarities and differences, using specific examples from the respective works. and The student uses transitional words phrases to make relationships clear. in The essay demonstrates competency mechanics, and usage. grammar, 12 Underage Driver • Listening and Speaking • A Tragicomedy? A Tragicomedy? Parallel Worlds • • • • • • • Writing On the Road to Discovery • • • • Use the following criteria as guidelines following criteria Use the on students’ performances for evaluating activities presented in Assessment Options this Study Guide. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. S Walk TwoMoons facts. a dulljobthatshedescribes as but insteadremainedinWashington, workingat Washington D.C.Creechwantedtowriteplays College andGeorgeMasonUniversityin writer. Bornin1945,shewaseducatedatHiram teller, Creechwasslowtobecomingapublished the kitchentable. with Slow toStart someone else she explains, up inCleveland,Ohio,shehadtocompete haron Creechdescribeshow, asagirlgrowing When Iwasyoung,lovedbooks,although was somemorable—tobeabletoallthose couldn’t tellyouthetitlesofbooksI’veread. different people.Icouldbeaboy, Icouldbe ” “ the greatestthinginworldtobeable warrior. Eventually, Ithoughtithadtobe It wasmoretheexperienceofreadingthat

hordes ofrelativestellingstoriesaround —Sharon Creech, “An Interview withSharon “AnInterview Creech, —Sharon a girl.IcouldbeanIndianorGreek Creech, 1995 Newbery MedalWinner,” 1995Newbery Creech, ’ “ s moreexcitingone. make upallthosethings. your storywasdrownedoutby Despite herpracticeasastory- Study Guide Reading Teacher ” Ifyouweren Meet SharonCreech “ ’ all politicsand t good enough, t good , February 1996 , February ” The masterpiece ofpersuasion.” husband, Creech’s letterofapplication“wasa writing skillsborefruit.Accordingtoherfuture she couldhandlethejob.Itwastherethather children, shehadtopersuadetheprincipalthat London, England.Asasingleparentwithtwo teach ataschoolforAmericanstudentsnear complete breakwithherpastlifebygoingto for youngreaders Two novelsforadultswerefollowedbyabook began towritewithimaginationandpassion. Fame asaWriter A BreakwiththePast Laughter andTears shivers, “ Medal fortheyear prised bythenewsthatshehadwonNewbery about atypicalschoolemergency, shewassur- telephone rang.Expectingthemessagetobe backyard atherhomeinEnglandtoscream.The going particularlybadly. Shewentoutintothe happened onedayin1995whenherwritingwas for youngpeople,sheachievedsuddenfame.It family. relatives whoare mers shereturnstotheUnited Statestojoinher to herpopularitywithreadersofallages. in awaythatmakesreaderslaughcontributes be Creech from readersinspiteofthesubjectmatter. Itmay language andjoyousimagerythatevokesmiles characters directly, yeteachemployslighthearted readers includedeathsthataffectthecentral wit andhumor. Herfirstfournovelsforyoung ity towriteaboutthemostserioussubjectswith plots andeccentriccharactersadmireherabil- paper. kitchen-table storieshadfoundtheirwayonto The flowofideaswasbynowunstoppable:the and developthem, many ideasandnotenoughtimetositdown Every timeIthinkofthatphonecallgetthe Creech stilllivesinEngland, butinthesum- With ” “ ”

I ’ sherecalls. ve alwaysthoughtthatthereweretoo Walk Two Moons ’ s abilitytowriteaboutserioussubjects — “ ’ ” s bestnovelforyoungreaders. Creech lovedteachingand all partofabig,noisy, crazy Absolutely NormalChaos sheonceremarked. Critics praiseCreech In 1979Creechmadea , Creech ’ s secondnovel ’ s clever . 13 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. t ’ s ’ she . Sal ” , ’ Don Study Guide “ ” , Sal is American “ is uncertain, I loved that “ Walk Two Moons Two Walk and often exaggerated singing tree. “ Walk Two Moons Two Walk “ the belief that a person Walk Two Moons Walk — ve walked two moons in his ’ Walk Two Moons Two Walk Walk Two Moons Two Walk woman who never dies woman who never ‘ ” s title has an unusual origin. One ’ Below it were the words ” Creech explains, Creech explains, Similarly, in Similarly, I wanted to live a thousand, thousand I wanted to live a ” ” “ How magnificent and mysterious to be How magnificent Not surprisingly, the theme of reincarna- Not surprisingly, “ ” The book If the time of The Indian myths that Creech loved best The Indian myths Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota Badlands National Park, South Dakota Black Hills, South Dakota Old Faithful, Wyoming Lewiston, Idaho • • • • • Indian proverb. notion, day the author broke open a fortune cookie in a day the author broke open a fortune Chinese restaurant. The message read, judge a man until you moccasins. of their ancestors was an Indian. was an Indian. of their ancestors that I was a full-bloodedit by telling people Indian. tion plays a major role in takes comfort in the belief that her mother takes comfort in the belief that her spirit inhabits a beautiful THE TIME AND PLACE The year in which the action of may be occurs is never disclosed. The omission novel a because the author sought to give the sense of timelessness. The map on the next page shows the route that Sal and her grandparents travel, including their main stops along the way. however, the places are not. Euclid, Ohio, is a the places are not. Euclid, Ohio, however, Further, real city located northeast of Cleveland. during the trip west, they stop at several well- known places of interest. Among them are proud of the fact that she is part Indian. proud of the fact involved reincarnation writes. lives. returns to life after death, usually in another returns to life after form. Estsanatlehi, the , Walk from I was living she recalls. , February 1996 “ ”

” Walk Two Moons Two Walk s point of view. s life. In the novel, ’ ’ s excitement. ’ ? Often they spring Introducing Novel the Longing for her mother, Walk Two Moons Two Walk I know that her longing is ” t actually lost her two chil- “ ’ she writes of Sal. The Reading Teacher ”

” stem from Creech Walk Two Moons Two Walk An Interview with Sharon Creech, 1995 Newbery “ Several of the themes and incidents in Several of the themes and incidents During the trip west, the family stopped at the notion of a parent/child separation, and I the notion of a parent/child the child decided to do it from of things rolling around in These were the kinds my mind. When I began to write, I was living in England to write, I was When I began States. I was also missing and I was missing the who had just gone off to my grown children college there. I wrote Medal Winner, What spectacular and unexpected sights reared What a journey! What a country! up around each bend! “ Sal is not so enthusiastic about the trip, but her grandmother echoes Creech an ocean away, longing for my children, my larger longing for my children, my an ocean away, and for my own country. family, thirteen-year-old Sal takes a journey with her thirteen-year-old suburb to grandparents from a Cleveland, Ohio, that Lewiston, Idaho. This is the same trip twelve. Creech took the summer that she turned The journey remains a vivid memory for her: “ an Indian reservation and bought Creech a pair She was thrilled of moccasins for her birthday. because she loved reading Native American stories. A cousin of hers had told her that one also my longing, Two Moons Two 14 from his or her own experiences. In the quotation from his or her own experiences. In wrote about above, Sharon Creech tells why she separation. She hadn dren, but they were far away and she missed dren, but they were far away and she them. Like Sal, the narrator of Where does a writer get ideas for an imaginative Where does a writer get ideas for an novel like BACKGROUND Creech was grieving. PRINCE EDWARD NEW IS. BRUNSWICK NOVA SCOTIA Seattle Halifax Coeur d'Alene Thunder Bay MAINE Augusta WASHINGTON i Missour NORTH VERMONT DAKOTA Helena MINNESOTA Montpelier Lewiston Bismarck NEW HAMPSHIRE MONTANA Concord Pipeslane WISCONSIN Toronto MASSACHUSETTS OREGON National Wisconsin Albany Boston Boise SOUTH DAKOTA Providence Monument Dells NEW Hartford Mississippi RHODE ISLAND IDAHO Black Hills YORK Yellowstone Madison MICHIGAN CONNECTICUT M New York i s PENNSYLVANIA s Trenton WYOMING o Des Moines P u Harrisburg la r i NEW JERSEY t t e IOWA Euclid Annapolis Dover Cheyenne NEBRASKA Chicago DELAWARE Sacramento Carson City Salt Lake City INDIANA OHIO Lincoln Springfield WEST MARYLAND VIRGINIA San Francisco NEVADA MISSOURI UTAH Denver ILLINOIS Charleston Richmond o KANSAS Topeka Jefferson Frankfort d COLORADO VIRGINIA r a City St. Louis l o KENTUCKY Las Vegas o UNITED STATES OF AMERICA C NORTH Raleigh CALIFORNIA Nashville CAROLINA i p TENNESSEE p OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS i Columbia Los Angeles ARIZONA Canadian s ATLANTIC Santa Fe s i a s Oklahoma City s m SOUTH OCEAN NEW MEXICO i a San Diego Little b Atlanta Phoenix Red M CAROLINA Rock la TEXAS MISSISSIPPI A GEORGIA Jackson Savannah Montgomery Dallas LOUISIANA ALABAMA El Paso Jacksonville Tallahassee ColorAustin Baton Rouge Houston New Orleans Orlando PACIFIC ado R Tampa OCEAN io FLORIDA G San Antonio

r a n d Miami e GULF OF MEXICO

Did You Know? The Ohio Turnpike, which Sal describes in frame bearing spikes that served as a barrier chapter 2 as “the flattest, straightest piece of to vehicles entering the road. After the driver road in God’s whole creation,” is one of several paid the toll, the pike was turned to allow roads that has been built in the eastern United passage. In the United States, many turnpikes States since the late 1700s. They were built as failed to make a profit and were turned over to profit-making ventures. Turnpikes originated in the county for control by 1850. Besides the England in the mid-1600s, when the Parliament Ohio Turnpike, other major turnpikes include permitted private companies to maintain roads the Massachusetts Turnpike, the New Jersey and to charge tolls for their use. The term Turnpike, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the New turnpike comes from the name of a revolving York State Thruway, and the Indiana Toll Road.

CRITIC’S CORNER The following excerpt is from a review of Walk Two Moons that appeared in the New York Times, May 21, 1995: It’s great that the hero on the archetypal quest here is a young woman in search of courage and identity. . . . As Sal retraces her mother’s steps through the Badlands and the Black Hills, she tells stories about her friend’s mother, who also left, and we learn Sal’s mother’s story and her grandparents’ story and her

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. own. The storytelling is comic and affectionate, each chapter building to its own dramatic climax. Sal’s voice is sometimes lost and lonely, expressing her grief and also her awe for the great country she’s traveling through. We recognize that she’s been stuck physically and emotionally. She learns that “a person couldn’t stay all locked up in the house. . . A person had to go out and do things and see things.”

Walk Two Moons Study Guide 15 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. t ’ and ” She ” Study Guide My father to compare “ as or minds. One type ’ like Walk Two Moons Walk all jammed together. “ like many of the locations men- ! — ” . A simile uses 11 – simile As you read, take note of other similes that As you read, take note of other similes ” Chapters 1 Chapters little birdhouses in a row , is unhappy when she and her father leave their Kentucky , is unhappy when she and her father “ Trouble just naturally followed them like a filly trailing behind a mare, just Trouble “ fiendish; wicked (p. 16) ; Walk Two Moons Two Walk ” fragments from an exploding shell or bomb (p. 30) easily fooled (p. 30) Walk Two Moons Moons Two Walk Before You Read Read You You Before Before adj. n. excessively precisely or properly (p. 17) ] used to express joy (p. 20) ] to make known, especially something secret (p. 16) actually exists. It is a city of about 55,000 located on the shores of Lake Erie, twelve actually exists. It is a city of about adj. ] — v. adv. is filled with figurative language that creates vivid pictures in readers is filled with figurative language that ] to draw back, as from something painful or unpleasant (p. 36) to perch or settle, especially for the night (p. 1) ] interj. ¯ ] v. v. ] ]  ¯ə bolik shrapnəl [ d ulə bəl [ di vulj [ [ ¯¯ st primle hə za flinch [ roo [ [ [ sometimes I am as ornery and stubborn as an old donkey. sometimes I am as ornery and stubborn 16 miles from Cleveland, Ohio. In the novel, Sal complains that the houses are miles from Cleveland, Ohio. In the tioned in the book might have preferred the Euclid of the early twentieth century, which was a small rural community known the early twentieth century, might have preferred the Euclid of City plan- rapidly. II, Euclid expanded War for the table grapes its farms produced. During and after World sections separate from the residential parts of town. But Sal doesn ners kept the business and industrial of figurative language that appears throughout the novel is the of figurative language that appears shrapnel huzza primly roost flinch gullible diabolic divulge VOCABULARY PREVIEW VOCABULARY Figurative Language: The Simile Moons Two Walk Sal Hiddle, the narrator of BACKGROUND Know? Did You Read to discover why Sal Hiddle set out on a two thousand-mile trip cross-country and how she passed trip cross-country and why Sal Hiddle set out on a two thousand-mile Read to discover way. the time along the In your journal, describe a road trip you have taken. Explain why you took the trip and how you passed Explain why you took the trip and a road trip you have taken. In your journal, describe the journey. Describe what affected you most during way. the time along the Setting a Purpose Journal FOCUS ACTIVITY trip? How did you bus. What was the purpose of the you took a long trip by car or Think of a time when pass the time? two seemingly unlike things. Examples of the use of similes that appear early in the book are two seemingly unlike things. Examples plucked me up like a weed farm for the city of Euclid, Ohio. Unlike the fictional Bybanks, Euclid farm for the city of Euclid, Ohio. Unlike like the effect. She compares the houses to like the effect. She compares the houses “ you encounter. Name Date Class Active Reading Walk Two Moons Chapters 1–11 The story of Sal’s journey west to Idaho alternates with the story she tells Gram and Gramps about Phoebe Winterbottom. Using the boxes below, describe the principal events that occur in each story. Record the details of Sal’s journey in column A and those of Phoebe’s story in column B. Follow the arrows to keep the events in order.

A: Sal’s Story B: Phoebe’s Story

Sal, Gram, and Gramps set out west from Sal attends school and becomes friends with Euclid, Ohio. Phoebe. They meet Mrs. Partridge. Phoebe becomes suspicious ab out Mrs. Cadaver. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Walk Two Moons Study Guide 17 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Study Guide Class Class Class Walk Two Moons Walk t judge people ’ s interest? 11 ’ – Date Date Date Chapters 1 Chapters s parents that reminds her of the Pickfords, her s parents that reminds her of the Pickfords, ’ s father give Sal for going on the trip? According to s father give Sal for ’ Walk Two Moons Moons Two Walk Responding s parents? Do you think she finds either couple very likeable? Explain. s parents? Do you think she finds either ’ By the end of this section, how has the author held the reader mother message means that one shouldn Sal explains that the first mysterious this advice that Phoebe follows? Give reasons for until one has been in their shoes. Is your answer. What does Sal notice about Phoebe Sal, what are the real reasons? Why might the real reasons have been left unspoken? Sal, what are the real reasons? Why do you suppose, does she feel this way? Why, How does Sal feel about Mrs. Cadaver? What reasons do Gramps and Sal What reasons do 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 18 Name Name Name Recall and Interpret Analyzing Literature Personal Response the most after reading this section? What surprises you Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Walk TwoMoons class. Enhanceyourpresentationwiththeuseofvisual aidsorsoundrecordings. North America or theprintresourcesoflocallibrary, researchthesignificanceofdancing among American Indiansdanceandwhatformsdidtheirdancing take?UsingtheInternet At theWisconsin Dells,GramjoinsalivelyNativeAmericandance.Whydidthe Social StudiesConnection speech andbehavior. group debatetheissueofwhetherpoliticalcorrectnessisavaluethatshouldguideour speech andbehavior, butothersbelievethatpoliticalcorrectnesshasgonetoofar. Inyour prefers tobecalledanIndian.ManyAmericansstrivetowardpoliticalcorrectnessintheir to referNorthAmerica practices thatcouldoffendcertaingroupsofpeople.Thenovel The phrase Groups Literature Extending Your Response from thenovel. parents Gramps weredoing.ComposetheletterthatSalmighthavewrittendescribinghergrand- west. ImaginethathehadaskedSaltowritehimaletterreportingonwhatGramand Sal saysthatherfatherdidnottrusthisownparentstobehavethemselvesonthejourney Describing Characters andWritingLiterature Evaluate andConnect Analyzing Literature the issueofpoliticalcorrectnessinitsuseterm Name 7. 6. How doesherexperiencecomparetoyoursasdescribedinthe Why, doyousuppose, doesSalpassthetimebytellingstoryaboutPhoebe What doesSal ’ behavioronthedrivefromEuclidtoMinnesota.Supportletterwithincidents Save yourworkforportfolio. politically correct ’ Study Guide s firstinhabitants.Prepareathreetofive-minutepresentation forthe ’ s tendencytoflinchwhensomeonetoucheshersuggestaboutcharacter? Responding Walk Two Moons ’ Behavior ’ s firstinhabitants.Saldoesnotlikethesoundofterm.She , or (continued) PC , meansavoidingtheuseoflanguageandeliminating Chapters 1 Native American Date Walk Two Moons – Focus Activity 11 rather than addresses on page16? ’ s family? Indian Class 19 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. , for outer Study Guide use of the calumet, ’ Walk Two Moons Two Walk s adventures, decide ’ Walk Two Moons Walk s and Phoebe ’ 22 – , more important, story. In , more important, story. s family in Euclid, Ohio. This is the story within the s family in Euclid, Ohio. This is the ’ inner Chapters 12 Chapters s arms and legs (p. 52) ’ bad tempered and quarrelsome (p. 54) s mother to leave home. s mother to leave ’ renewed confidence or belief (p. 71) adj. doing or desiring to do evil to others (p. 44) ] having an unknown author or origin (p. 46) n. ] adj. adj. doubtful or disbelieving (p. 47) ] ] adj. Walk Two Moons Moons Two Walk Before You Read You Before ] to give comfort in a time of distress (p. 75) to spread thickly (p. 45) v. a miraculous gift (p. 81) v. ] ] n. kan tankər əs ] ¯ə shoorəns [ ¯l is a plot structure that features the telling of a story within a story. The frame is the telling of a story within a story. is a plot structure that features the re [ ə nonə məs mə levə lənt [ [ to wave about wildly, especially one to wave about wildly, skepti kəl [ v. kən so [ slathər manə ] [ [ ¯l fla [ frame story 20 slather reassurance skeptical malevolent manna cantankerous console flail VOCABULARY PREVIEW VOCABULARY anonymous story. In most instances, it precedes and follows the In most instances, it precedes and follows story. The Frame Story A Did You Know? Did You America were struck by the Native Americans The first Europeans to arrive in North Read to discover what motivated Sal Read to discover BACKGROUND Create a word web with your name in the center. Off to the sides, draw circles containing aspects of your the sides, draw circles containing Off to with your name in the center. Create a word web describing yourself as you really are. people may see. Include circles personality that other Setting a Purpose Web It Web tobacco was not recreational. They believed that the smoke ris- or peace pipe. For many of them smoking with the spirit world. For tribes across the continent, ing from their pipes was a way of communicating religious ceremonies. Indian pipes often were works of art. Their bowls smoking was a central part of many and horsehair decorated their woodenwere carved from soft stone. Feathers stems, which might have settlers eagerly adopted the use of tobacco, but in their hands been more than three feet long. European and became little more than an unhealthy addiction. the custom lost its religious significance FOCUS ACTIVITY Do these they see you? How do you see yourself? your family and friends see when What do you think or why not? views agree? Why example, the story of Sal and her grandparents traveling across the country is the frame. While they drive example, the story of Sal and her grandparents story of Phoebe west, Sal tells Gram and Gramps the story. But is this story the more important one? As you read about Sal But is this story the more important story. which story is the most important. Name Date Class Active Reading Walk Two Moons Chapters 12–22 In the diagram below find seven words that you think describe Sal. Then fill in the outer balloons with specific details that support your one-word descriptions.

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Walk Two Moons Study Guide 21 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Study Guide Class Class Class Walk Two Moons Walk s house? What does ’ s own daughters are ’ 22 – I had a sinking, sinking “ Date Date Date Chapters 12 Chapters ? ” s mother wish people would call her? How is this wish related to s mother wish people would call her? ’ Walk Two Moons Moons Two Walk Responding a good sign “ s father reads the note from his wife, Sal says, ’ What does the note say, and why does Sal react the way she does? What does the note say, ” feeling. unaware of? When Phoebe What name does Sal the reason she gives for having to leave the farm? the reason she gives for having to leave Why does hearing a bird outside the hospital remind Sal of home? Why does Gram Why does hearing a bird outside the suggest that this is What does Sal understand about Mrs. Winterbottom that Phoebe and Prudence do not? Winterbottom What does Sal understand about Mrs. that Mrs. Winterbottom What makes Sal conscious of something What is the single most precious object in Gram and Gramps Hiddle most precious object in Gram and What is the single their relationship? this suggest about 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 22 Name Name Name Analyzing Literature Recall and Interpret Personal Response on you? Why? section made the greatest impression Which part of this Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Walk TwoMoons riage ahappyone.Providesupportfromthenovelforyouropinion. analysis ofwhatshethinkstheevidencemeans. Present thefactsasPhoebeseesthem,usingdetailsfrom thenovel.Endreportwithan presenting alltheevidenceinanincidentreport.Compose thereportthatshemightwrite. matter forthepolicetoinvestigate.Imaginethatshe decidestonotifythepoliceinwriting, By theendofthissection,Phoebehasconvincedherself thathermother forLife Learning Several mysteriesremainunansweredatthispointinthenovel.Theyincludefollowing: Groups Literature Extending Your Response important totheplotof The relationshipsofSal Understanding Relationships andWritingLiterature Evaluate andConnect Analyzing Literature Write aparagraphortwothatdescribesthequalitiesmakeGram sus withinyourgrouponthemostreasonableexplanation foreachmystery. In yourgroup,comeupwithpossibleexplanationsfor thesemysteries.Try toreach aconsen- Name 7. 6. • • • • • What hashappenedtoSal Why hasMrs.Winterbottom disappeared? Why issomeoneleavingthemysteriousmessages? Who isthelunatic? Who isMrs.Cadaver? Sal when the On ascaleof1(poor)to10(perfect),howwouldyouratethemarriageSal Look backatthewebyoumadefor they equalpartners?Didunderstandeachother? Explain yourchoicebyconsideringsuchquestionsas:Was italovingrelationship?Were ’ s mother, doyouthink? Save yourworkforportfolio. “ real you Study Guide ” ’ getslostinotherpeople Responding Walk Two Moons s parents,ofPhoebe Walk Two Moons (continued) ’ s mother? . Whatdoyouthinkmakesasuccessfulmarriage? Focus Activity ’ s parents,andofGramGrampsHiddleare ’ s perceptionsofyou?Howdidthisaffect Chapters 12 Date on page20.Whatcanhappen – 22 ’ s andGramps ’ s disappearanceisa ’ s parents? ’ mar- Class 23 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Study Guide Walk Two Moons Walk s belief about nature, an event in ’ 33 – Chapters 23 Chapters , be alert for the myths that surface as the plot unfolds. s visit to the Black Hills, reflect on how special they are to many s visit to the Black Hills, reflect on ’ made up of a variety of ingredients (p. 87) adj. ] having a positive frame of mind; hopeful (p. 87) ¯əs adj. Walk Two Moons Two Walk ] to change or be changed into vapor; disappear (p. 121) of great importance (p. 107) ¯ne Walk Two Moons Moons Two Walk Before You Read You Before totally confused or disorderly (p. 87) v. ] 33 of to sway from side to side while moving, as if out of control (p. 83) to surround; crowd around; harass with questions (p. 94) adj. – adj. ] ¯z devoutly religious, sometimes in appearance only (p. 110) v. v. ] ] ] misə la [ adj. ¯j ] ¯n op tə mistik [ ¯ pə r ¯ otik va bi se [ ka [ [ kə re krooshəl is a story whose author is unknown and that explains a people is a story whose author is unknown ¯es [ [ p [ myth 24 pious vaporize crucial miscellaneous optimistic careen chaotic VOCABULARY PREVIEW VOCABULARY besiege Appreciating Myths A Native American people. Did You Know? Did You occupied by the state of South Dakota was a battleground the area now In the late nineteenth century, settlers. At the heart of the conflict was the beautiful Black between Native Americans and European The Sioux people thousand square miles in the west of the territory. Hills, a forested region of about six and bargaining, they signed a treaty that guaranteed them posses- treasured this area. After much fighting lasted little more than five years, for in 1874, prospectors This agreement sion of the Black Hills forever. White miners swarmed west, invading Indian territory in their discovered rich deposits of gold there. fought back, winning a great victory over General George quest for riches. The Sioux and Cheyenne as a tide of miners and settlers swept over was futile, however, Armstrong Custer in 1876. Their resistance Court admitted the wrong done to the Native American people. It their land. In 1980 the U.S. Supreme They want their Black Hills seized land. The Sioux refused the offer. granted them $122.5 million for the Sal returned to them. As you read about Read to discover why Sal is forced to change her opinion of Margaret Cadaver. why Sal is forced to change her opinion Read to discover BACKGROUND Recall a time when you formed an opinion about someone that turned out to be wrong. Write a brief Write that turned out to be wrong. you formed an opinion about someone Recall a time when your mind. happened that made you change you formed the opinion and what description of why Setting a Purpose Quickwrite FOCUS ACTIVITY facts. How did someone without knowing all the when you formed an opinion about Recall an instance learned the truth about that person? you feel when you history, or the origin of a custom or practice. Myths usually involve gods or the origin of a custom or practice. Myths and heroes. Myths were important history, Americans because they explained occurrences in their world. As both to ancient Greeks and to Native you read chapters 23 Name Date Class Active Reading Walk Two Moons Chapters 23–33 In the boxes to the left are mysteries about the world that puzzled ancient peoples. In the boxes to the right, fill in the myth that was created to answer the mystery.

Mystery: Myth That Explains It: Why is the sky so high? People made long poles and pushed the sky high.

Mystery: Myth That Explains It: Where did fire come from?

Mystery: Myth That Explains It: Why is there evil in the world? Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Walk Two Moons Study Guide 25 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Study Guide Class Class Class Walk Two Moons Walk It made me feel “ 33 – tell? Why does Sal analyze it ” Date Date Date Chapters 23 Chapters s garage? Why does she say, s garage? Why does she say, ’ s husband? How does this alter her attitude s box explain? Why may this story have such an s box explain? Why may this story ’ ’ (page 100)? ” The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls The Tide Rises, The Tide “ Walk Two Moons Moons Two Walk Responding s feelings? ’ (page 92)? as if it was my poem ” “ What does Sal learn about Mrs. Cadaver What story does the poem What mystery does the myth of Pandora toward Mrs. Cadaver? What does Sal see on the roof of Mary Lou What does Sal see on the roof of Mary What does Sal believe may have caused her mother to lose her baby? How might that may have caused her mother What does Sal believe belief affect Sal effect upon Sal? in class peculiar 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 26 Name Name Name Analyzing Literature Recall and Interpret Personal Response or like to have him as a teacher? Why you Birkway? Would Mr. How do you feel about why not? Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Walk TwoMoons • • Connection Internet In yourgroup,reviewtheeventsthatoccurinthissectionof Groups Literature Extending Your Response life thatmakeitimportanttoyou. ful toyouandwriteaparagraphortwoexplainingwhy. Refertospecificincidentsinyour listed onpage102;thefifthappears109.)Chooseonethatisparticularlymeaning- Five mysteriousmessageshavearrivedatPhoebeWinterbottom aViewpoint Expressing andWritingLiterature Evaluate andConnect Analyzing Literature the impactthatpassageshavehadondevelopmentofplot. passages thatarethemostmemorableanddiscussyourreasonsforchoosingthem.Discuss Name 7. 6. sculpture beingcarvedinhishonor. Reportyourfindingsto theclass. Bighorn. UsetheInternettofindoutmoreabout battle,CrazyHorse,andthe Crazy HorsewasaSiouxchiefwhosewarriorskilled General CusterintheBattleofLittle carved outofamountainintheBlackHillsjustseventeen milesfromMountRushmore. unknown tothegeneralpublicisfactthatamonument toChiefCrazyHorseisbeing [the headsofthepresidents]couldn On page99,Salsays,referringtoMountRushmore, out moreaboutthisroadnetworkandpresentyourfindings inareporttoyourclass. Highway System,anetworkofnearly27,000mileshighways.UsetheInternettofind Sal andhergrandparents tion influencesSal friend toher. Reviewthe Phoebe isnotportrayedasalikeablecharacterinthissection,yetSalremainsloyal Do youfeelthattheauthorhasmadeherabelievablecharacter?Explainyouranswer. Save yourworkforportfolio. Study Guide ’ s loyaltytoher? Responding Walk Two Moons ’ cross-countrytripwasmadepossiblebytheU.S.Interstate (continued) Focus Activity ’ t haveputacoupleofIndiansuptheretoo. on page24.WhatfactaboutPhoebe Chapters 23 “ I wonderedwhywhoevercarved Date Walk Two Moons ’ s door. (Thefirstfourare – 33 . Selecttwo ” Largely ’ s situa- Class 27 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Study Guide s disappear- ’ s mother ’ Walk Two Moons Walk 44 , look for the climax. Because there are , look for the climax. Because there – Walk Two Moons Two Walk Chapters 34 Chapters s complicated feelings. Pay attention to the remarks that she lets s complicated feelings. Pay attention ’ is the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense. It usually is the point of greatest emotional intensity, endlessly (p. 138) questioning; puzzled (p. 140) climax to persuade someone not to perform an action (p. 142) Walk Two Moons Moons Two Walk Before You Read You Before adv. adj. ] v. s and her own behavior. Ask yourself these questions: What does Sal know about Ask yourself s and her own behavior. ’ ] ¯ ] a list of names (p. 131) , take note of Sal , or final outcome. This is the point where readers know or can figure out what will hap- , or final outcome. This is the point n. ¯d to look at with desire (p. 125) ] v. to move around as a group without apparent purpose (p. 130) ] di swa infə nit le kwizi kəl [ [ [ v. ] rostər [ resolution is a term that describes a state of mind in which a person refuses to accept something as true. In is a term that describes a state of mind ¯ əl o [ mil [ Walk Two Moons Two Walk 28 ance will lend. slip about her mother the grieving process, for example, a survivor may simply not accept the reality that a loved one has died. the grieving process, for example, a until we are ready to cope with them. As you read the conclusion Denial protects us from painful truths of her mother? What does she want to believe? What does she still have to learn? her mother? What does she want to occurs at the turning point, where readers are eager to find out what happens next. The climax is followed occurs at the turning point, where by the quizzical roster infinitely mill ogle VOCABULARY PREVIEW VOCABULARY dissuade Climax and Resolution In novels and stories, the Did You Know? Did You Denial Read to discover the truth that Sal has denied since the beginning of the novel. the truth that Sal has denied since Read to discover BACKGROUND Think of a time when you denied the truth to protect your feelings. Get together with a partner and share your feelings. Get together with you denied the truth to protect Think of a time when the truth? What led you to finally accept What did your reactions have in common? your experiences. Setting a Purpose Think-Pair-Share FOCUS ACTIVITY and why was yourself. What was the situation, when you denied the truth to protect Think of an instance accept? the truth hard to pen to the main characters. As you finish reading pen to the main characters. As you two stories occurring simultaneously in this novel, there are two climaxes. As you wait to see what will two stories occurring simultaneously also wonder how the story of Phoebe you happen to Sal at the end of her journey, Name Date Class Active Reading Walk Two Moons Chapters 34–44 In Walk Two Moons, Sal’s story and Phoebe’s story are woven together. Using the Venn diagram below, write descriptive words and phrases that show how the two stories are alike and how they are different.

Sal’s Story Phoebe’s Story

Mother is dead. Mother is alive.

Sal’s and Phoebe’s Story

Both Mothers are unhappy with themselves. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Walk Two Moons Study Guide 29 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Study Guide Class Class Class Walk Two Moons Walk 44 – t think he knows her? Why does ’ Date Date Date Chapters 34 Chapters (p. 138)? ” s mother? How might this information bring Sal and Ben s mother? How might this information ’ Walk Two Moons Moons Two Walk Responding sad down to my bones “ s dog, Moodyher puppies when they were about six weeks Blue, do with ’ What does Sal find in Lewiston? How does this discovery change her? What did Sal old? Why does this remind Sal of her mother? old? Why does this remind Sal of her Why does Mr. Winterbottom tell his wife that he doesn Winterbottom Why does Mr. closer together? What does Sal learn about Ben What does Sal worry about as Gramps drives along the winding mountain roads? Why is winding mountain roads? Why about as Gramps drives along the What does Sal worry she so nervous? this make Sal 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 30 Name Name Name Analyzing Literature Recall and Interpret Personal Response How did you feel about the out- what Sal would find in Lewiston? you able to predict Were come of the novel? Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Walk TwoMoons Create aposterthatyoufeelcapturesthespiritof novel. passerby? Whatbriefdescriptionofthebookwouldaccompany yourphotoorvisualart? chosen todesigntheadvertisingposter. Whatimagewouldyou selecttocatchtheeyeofa theme totheclassdeterminewhetherarrivedatsameconclusions. because . each one,usingthefollowingphrases: consider importantinthenovel.Selecttwothemesthatyoucanallagreeuponandexpress Imagine thatamovieversionof forLife Learning Several themesrunthrough Groups Literature Extending Your Response What isthemostimportantlessonthatSallearnsatendof Understanding Character andWritingLiterature Evaluate andConnect Analyzing Literature different personthanshewasatthebeginningofnovel. paragraph ortwo,discussthemostimportantlessonthatshelearnshasmadehera Name 7. 6. Might ithavebeenbetterifSal Give reasonsforyouanswer. your exampleofdenial?Didyoufindherreactiontomother Review your to Lewiston?Explain. Save yourworkforportfolio. ” Completethephrasesbygivingspecificreasons.Presentyourstatementsof Study Guide Focus Activity Responding Walk Two Moons Walk Two Moons (continued) Walk Two Moons on page28.HowdoesSal ’ s fatherhadtakenherwithhimwhenhefirstwentout “ Walk Two Moons . Inyourgroup,discussthethemesthatyou Chapters 34 is being produced andthatyouhave been is beingproduced Date tells usthat..We knowthis ’ s denialofthetruthcomparewith Walk Two Moons – 44 ’ s deathunderstandable? ? Ina Class 31 Name Date Class

Linda Hogan All My Relations Before You Read Focus Question What are some of the activities that you participate in to feel a closer connection with nature? Background The ceremony of the sweat lodge is observed by Native Americans across the United States. Techniques may differ, but the principle is the same: participants gather in a small structure that is heated with steam or an open fire. Smoking tobacco often plays a part in the ritual. Native Americans participate in the ceremony to communicate with the spirit world and to gain inner peace. Responding to the Reading 1. Why does the author visit an Indian household at the opening of the essay?

2. What is the author required to bring to the ceremony?

3. What does the phrase all my relations refer to? Why is it an important part of the ceremony?

4. Near the end of the essay the author writes, “There is no real aloneness.” What does she mean by this Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. statement, do you think?

5. Making Connections The author explains that telling one’s story is crucial to healing. How does this relate to the healing process Sal undergoes in Walk Two Moons?

Celebrate the Natural World Native Americans believe that humans should exist in a harmonious relationship with the spirits of the natural world. Choose a living thing that is special to you—a tree, a flower, or an animal—and celebrate its existence in a poem, song, story, or picture. Try to capture what it is about this life form that excites your imagination or relates to your life.

32 Walk Two Moons Study Guide Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Walk TwoMoons Peter Rosen Rev. thinks that Mount Rushmore,amonumentdedicatedtofourAmerican presidents,islocatedintheBlackHills.Sal forLife Learning Responding totheReading at348,600.Thisaccount,writtenin1895,looksbackitsearlierdays. stood region changedforever. In1880thepopulationofSouthDakotawasaround82,000.Ten yearslaterit peaceful wildernesstopartofAmerica In 1875theBlackHillsofSouthDakotabecamecenteragoldrush,transformingareafrom Background Think ofaplacethatisveryspecialtoyou.Howwouldyoureactifitweretakenawayfromyou? Focus Question YouBefore Read that ledtoitscreation. American pointofview. Mountyourdesignon aposterandpresentittotheclass,explaining ideas information fromthenovel andfromthisselection,designamonumentthatwould representtheNative Name .MakingConnections 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. In whatwaydotheBadlandsresembleacity? emotions? How didtheNativeAmericansfeelaboutwhitemen?Whatmyththeytellthatrevealedtheir What effectdoestheauthorcreatebylistingwildlifethatonceaboundedinregion? What newtechnologyhelpedbringaboutthischange? How didtheBlackHillschangebetween1875andtimethatauthordescribesinhisaccount? How wouldyoucompareherfeelingstothoseofthe NativeAmericansdescribedinthisselection? “ the Siouxwouldbemighty sadtohavethosewhitefacescarvedintotheirsacred hill. Study Guide Black HillsofSouthDakota from Recall Sal ’ s reactiontotheBlackHillswhenshevisitswithGram andGramps. ’ s Pa-ha-sa-pah orThe “ Wild West. ” With thearrivalofrailroad,face Date Class ” Using 33 Name Date Class E. E. Cummings the little horse is newlY and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls

Before You Read Focus Question Recall a time when everything seemed perfect with the world and another when life seemed sad. What influenced your emotions on these occasions? Background The two American poems in this selection are very different in appearance. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) wrote in a conventional poetic form, but E. E. Cummings (1894–1962) completely disre- garded punctuation, syllable breaks, and capitalization. (His use of lower case letters began when a college anthology accidentally printed his name as e.e. cummings.) Cummings poems may look strange, but with careful reading they often make perfect sense. Responding to the Reading 1. In “the little horse is newlY,” how would you describe the little horse’s world? How do you think he feels about it?

2. Do you think people ever experience life the way the little horse does? Explain.

3. In “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls,” what happens to the traveler? Explain how you know this. Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

4. How is the world revealed in “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” different from that described in “the little horse is newlY?”

5. In Walk Two Moons, Sal is struck by both of these poems when Mr. Birkway reads them to the class. What in Sal’s experiences and personality might make them meaningful to her?

Performing With a partner, choose a side of Sal’s personality that is reflected in these poems. One side should be the optimistic “little horse”; the other the unfortunate “traveler.” Look for passages of dialogue in the novel that capture each of these sides to Sal’s personality. Perform monologues based on the passages.

34 Walk Two Moons Study Guide Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Walk TwoMoons Alonzo Lopez Baca Lorenzo form adistinctshape.Inconcretepoetry, theshapecontributestopoem theme foracircledance.Form agroupandchoreographthedance.Performit foryourclass. Many culturesperformtraditional dancesthatresembleacircleinformandmovement. Chooseasuitable Dance aCircle Choreograph Responding totheReading conventional poem Lorenzo BacaandAlonzoLopezareNativeAmericanpoetsfromNewMexico. Background Why mightthecirclebeconsideredauniversalsymbol? Focus Question YouBefore Read Name .MakingConnections 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. at theend? these poemshaveincommon? What doesthedancedescribedin feeling? of How wouldyoudescribethemood them ascircles? What doyounoticeaboutthewordingof Read 154). HowdoesEstsanatlehi who neverdies.Shegrowsfrombabytomotherold womanandthenturnsintoababyagain “ Five Rounds Study Guide written inverse.Baca ” Five Rounds Celebration carefully. Whichpoems couldbewrittenoutascompletesentenceswithperiods In Walk Two Moons ’ s storyrelatetothepoemsinthisselection? “ Celebration ’ “ s Celebration? “ Five Rounds , SaldescribestheNavahomythofEstsanatlehi, “ Five Rounds? ” haveincommonwith ” Date Whatwordsdoesthepoetusetoconveythis ” are ” Why, doyousuppose,didtheauthorwrite concrete and poems, poemsinwhichthewords “ ’ s overallmeaning. Five Rounds? ’ Class s “ Celebration ” Whatelsedo “ a woman ” ” (page isa 35 Name Date Class

Chaim Potok Moon Before You Read Focus Question What material advantages of being an American do you take for granted? Why? Background The short story Moon is based on a true story about a Pakistani youth who was sold into labor to work in a carpet factory. At the age of ten, he escaped and began a campaign in the United States and Europe to free the thousands of children enslaved in Pakistan’s many factories. When he returned to his homeland, he was shot down in a village. His murder was never solved. Responding to the Reading 1. Name two things that make Moon angry. How does he attempt to control his anger?

2. What does Ashraf say that captures Moon’s attention at the school assembly? Why, do you suppose, does he respond this way?

3. What change comes over Ashraf when he plays Moon’s bongos? What might be a reasonable explana- tion for this change in him? Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

4. What did you learn about Moon by the end of the story?

5. Making Connections Sal learns the importance of walking two moons in someone else’s moccasins. How does Moon learn the same lesson?

Internet Connection In many parts of the world, children work long hours for very little pay under intolerable conditions. Conduct an Internet search to find out about child labor abuses. A key word search on child labor or children’s rights will produce many sites for your research. Based on what you learn, write a report on this issue and present it to your class.

36 Walk Two Moons Study Guide Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ______Sal andPhoebevisittheuniversityinorderto 4. ______Walk TwoMoons 10. B. Write ashortanswerforeachquestionbelow. ______Write theletterofbestanswer. A. (40pointstotal;4each) Recall andInterpret TEST: Name 9. 8. 7. 6. Why doesSalnotlooktoocloselyatthesingingtree nearhermother What doesMr. Winterbottom dothatSalthinksisnoblewhenhiswifereturnswithMike? What dotreestasteoftoSal?Explainyouranswer. reminded ofPhoebe.Why? When Saltellsherfatherthatshedoesn What explanationdoesSal Walk Two Moons 5. 3. 2. 1. b. b. b. b. b. a. a. a. a. a. anger toacceptance. jealousy torage. Over thecourseofnovel,Sal find Mr. Winterbottom. spy onBen. snake bite. stroke. Before Salreachesherdestination,Gramdiesfroma Gram Phoebe Winterbottom Who wrotethename she doesn Sal praystotreesonherjourneywestbecause a treewasnearlyalwaysnearby. Study Guide ’ t believeinaSupremeBeing. ’ s fathergiveforwantingtoleavethefarm?HowdoesSalreact? Chanhassen ’ t wanttoknowaboutMrs.Cadaver, sheissuddenly ’ s stateofmindmovesfrom in newcementonabrickwall? Date d. d. d. d. d. c. c. c. c. c. sorrow tosuspicion. peace toconfusion. do someresearchforMr. Birkway. confront thelunatic. heart attack. car accident. Sal Sal her middlenameisTree. Gramps suggestedthatsheshould. ’ s father ’ s graveinLewiston? Class Test 37 Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Study Guide s mother ’ Class Class are obvious in the that Phoebe — — Walk Two Moons Walk s surprises ’ things, people, or events that can , Sal explains the importance of her the importance , Sal explains — symbols , appeared in Booklist, November 15, 1994. , appeared in Booklist, November 15, Date Date What did she come to understand about her mother about her she come to understand What did Walk Two Moons Two Walk ” to see what she had seen and feel what she might have felt to see what she had seen — gift? “ Walk Two Moons Two Walk s moccasins ’ s eyes about her own loss? s eyes about her own ’ interest; and the pacing is good throughout. But Creech interest; and the pacing is good throughout. ’ s story to entertain Gram and Gramps on the drive west. As the journey progresses, Gram and Gramps on the drive west. s story to entertain ’ ” s predicament open Sal s predicament open ’ The novel is ambitious and successful on many fronts: the characters, even the adults, are fully realized; the story The novel is ambitious and successful on certainly keeps readers One day I realized that our whole trip out to Lewiston had been a gift from Gram and Gramps to me. They were a gift from Gram and Gramps to me. our whole trip out to Lewiston had been One day I realized that walk in my mother giving me a chance to on her last trip (p. 153). has an illegitimate son and that Sugar is buried in Idaho, where she died after a bus accident has an illegitimate son and that Sugar is buried knows her mother is dead; that Creech makes readers think otherwise first case and contrived in the second. Sal seems a cheat. Test The following passage, from a review of The following passage, from a review however, it becomes clear that Sal is learning something from her narrative. How does thinking about from her narrative. How does thinking clear that Sal is learning something it becomes however, Phoebe class a lesson on Birkway gives his On one occasion, Mr. Sal tells Phoebe An important lesson Sal learns is that things are not always what they seem to be. Choose any two always what they seem to be. Choose Sal learns is that things are not An important lesson describe what they appear at first to Sal. Then in the novel and describe how characters or incidents be true. she later learns to In the following passage, from the last chapter of the last chapter passage, from In the following trip out west. Why does she describe it as a Why does she trip out west. be understood on more than one level. For instance, Mr. Birkway points out that dark, snowy woods be understood one level. For instance, Mr. on more than in a poem can be merely woods on one level, but that they might also represent death or beauty. novel by discussing the meanings of two of the following sym- Explain how symbols are used in this bed, and the fireplace behind the wall. Support your answer with bols: the singing tree, the marriage details from the novel. criticizes aspects of the novel. Explain the extent to which you In it the reviewer both praises and supporting your answer with examples from the novel. agree or disagree with these remarks, along the way that allowed her to accept the truth? her to accept the way that allowed along the 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 38 Name Name C. Answer two of the following essay questions on a separate sheet of paper. on a separate essay questions two of the following C. Answer Evaluate and Connect (60 points total; 30 points each) 30 total; (60 points Connect and Evaluate

Walk Two Moons Table of Contents

Novel Study Title Page for Students...... 3 Dictionary Detective! Chapters 31 – 35...... 28 Vocabulary Study Chapters 31 – 35...... 29 Dictionary Detective! Chapters 1 – 5...... 4 Understanding the Story Chapters 31 – 35...... 30 Vocabulary Study Chapters 1 – 5...... 5 Chapter Summary Chapters 31 – 35...... 31 Understanding the Chapters 1 – 5...... 6 Chapter Summary Chapters 1 – 5...... 7 Dictionary Detective! Chapters 36 – 40...... 32 Vocabulary Study Chapters 36 – 40...... 33 Dictionary Detective! Chapters 6 – 10...... 8 Understanding the Story Chapters 36 – 40...... 34 Vocabulary Study Chapters 6 – 10...... 9 Chapter Summary Chapters 36 – 40...... 35 Understanding the Story Chapters 6 – 10...... 10 Chapter Summary Chapters 6 – 10...... 11 Dictionary Detective! Chapters 41 – 44...... 36 Vocabulary Study Chapters 41 – 44...... 37 Dictionary Detective! Chapters 11 – 15...... 12 Understanding the Story Chapters 41 – 44...... 38 Vocabulary Study Chapters 11 – 15...... 13 Chapter Summary Chapters 41 – 44...... 39 Understanding the Story Chapters 11 – 15...... 14 Chapter Summary Chapters 11 – 15...... 15 Time for a Test!...... 40

Dictionary Detective! Chapters 16 – 20...... 16 Answer Key...... 42 Vocabulary Study Chapters 16 – 20...... 17 Understanding the Story Chapters 16 – 20...... 18 Comprehension Worksheets...... 62 Chapter Summary Chapters 16 – 20...... 19 Reading Log...... 82 Dictionary Detective! Chapters 21 – 25...... 20 Vocabulary Study Chapters 21 – 25...... 21 Common Core State Standards...... 83 Understanding the Story Chapters 21 – 25...... 22 Chapter Summary Chapters 21 – 25...... 23

Dictionary Detective! Chapters 26 – 30...... 24 Vocabulary Study Chapters 26 – 30...... 25 Understanding the Story Chapters 26 – 30...... 26 Chapter Summary Chapters 26 – 30...... 27

© The Book Umbrella Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

A Novel Study by:

© The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______

Dictionary Detective! Chapters 1 - 5

Using a dictionary, find the definitions for the words below.

peculiar Definition:

walloping Definition:

lunatic Definition:

ornery Definition:

wicker Definition:

scads Definition:

Walk Two Moons 4 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study Chapters 1 - 5

Match Up Match the words in the left column to their definitions in the right column.

peculiar • • bad-tempered and stubborn walloping • • a large number or amount of something lunatic • • large and powerful ornery • • flexible twigs used to make things like furniture wicker • • unusual scads • • a person who is strange or acts crazy

Fill in the Blank Complete each sentence by filling in the blanks with the provided vocabulary.

peculiar walloping lunatic ornery wicker scads

1. Dad slammed on the brakes when a ______bear ran out of the woods and onto the road.

2. The ______chair broke as soon as I sat in it.

3. My neighbor is an ______old man who doesn’t like many people.

4. It was ______for the mailman to come by on a Sunday.

5. I always get ______of cards from my friends on my birthday.

6. I don’t think it’s fair to call Oscar a ______just because he’s a bit different than most other people.

Sal often describes herself as ornery like a donkey. Do you ever have moments when you are ornery? What makes you feel ornery? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 5 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story Chapters 1 - 5

Multiple Choice 1. Why does Sal call their new 2. Why do the kids at school think Sal house a birdhouse in Chapter 3? is brave during the first week of school?

(a) Birds like to live nearby. (a) She came from a place far away. (b) It is very small. (b) She is not afraid of the dark. (c) It is very dirty. (c) She is not afraid of spiders. (d) None of the above. (d) She can drive a car. Short Answer 3. Why does Sal imagine that the wind is hurrying her on her road trip with her grandparents?

Long Answer

4. What do you think happened to Sal’s mom?

Sal admits in Chapter 3 that she is afraid of a lot of things. Can she still be brave? What makes someone brave? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 6 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Chapter Summary Chapters 1 - 5

1. If you were to give a title to this section of the book, what would it be?

2. What happens in these chapters?

3. What is your favorite part of this section of the book?

4. What new words did you learn 5. Draw a picture of something you think in these chapters? represents these chapters.

Walk Two Moons 7 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______

Dictionary Detective! Chapters 6 - 10

Using a dictionary, find the definitions for the words below.

divulge Definition:

tremendously Definition:

ambush Definition:

vivid Definition:

civilized Definition:

pandemonium Definition:

Walk Two Moons 8 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study Chapters 6 - 10

Which Word? On the provided lines, write the matching vocabulary word for each definition.

divulge tremendously ambush vivid civilized pandemonium

1. Active and inventive. ______

2. To a great extent. ______

3. To share secret or private information. ______

4. Well-mannered; sophisticated. ______

5. To attack suddenly. ______

6. A noisy and confused situation or place. ______

Making Sentences Make a sentence for each word below.

1. Divulge: ______

2. Tremendously: ______

3. Ambush: ______

4. Vivid: ______

5. Civilized: ______

6. Pandemonium: ______

Phoebe divulges her secrets and wild imaginative thoughts to Sal. Who do you tend to divulge your secrets to? Why do you choose this person to share your secrets with? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 9 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story Chapters 6 - 10 Multiple Choice

1. When the young man visits Phoebe’s 2. How does Phoebe likely feel when she house looking for her mother, Phoebe is: visits Mary Lou’s house in Chapter 9?

(a) Jealous. (a) She thinks the Finneys are bad parents. (b) Flirtatious. (b) She wishes she was part of Mary Lou’s family. (c) Cautious. (c) She thinks Mary Lou’s house is too big. (d) Annoyed. (d) She wishes her parents were more playful.

Short Answer 3. Why does Sal like having Indian heritage?

Long Answer

4. What did Sal’s mom tell Sal about how to pick blackberries? What does her advice about picking blackberries reveal about Sal’s mom’s character?

Who do you think the young man is who visits Phoebe’s house? Why do you think Phoebe’s mom is upset to hear about his visit? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 10 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Chapter Summary Chapters 6 - 10

1. If you were to give a title to this section of the book, what would it be?

2. What happens in these chapters?

3. What is your favorite part of this section of the book?

4. What new words did you learn 5. Draw a picture of something you think in these chapters? represents these chapters.

Walk Two Moons 11 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______

Dictionary Detective! Chapters 11 - 15

Using a dictionary, find the definitions for the words below.

conducting Definition:

defensive Definition:

accumulated Definition:

detour Definition:

malevolent Definition:

anonymous Definition:

Walk Two Moons 12 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study Chapters 11 - 15

Match Up A synonym is a word that means the same as another word. For example, happy and joyful are synonyms. Match the vocabulary words with their synonyms!

conducting • • oversensitive defensive • • evil accumulated • • collected detour • • unnamed malevolent • • managing anonymous • • deviation

Best Word Circle the word which works best in each sentence.

1. Our supervisor is ( accumulated / conducting ) job interviews to find a new sales clerk.

2. Only a truly ( malevolent / anonymous ) person would hurt an animal.

3. She ( accumulated / defensive ) a large collection of foreign coins over years of travels.

4. The investigators were sent a tip from an ( detour / anonymous ) witness.

5. I took a ( malevolent / detour ) to the ice cream shop on my way home.

6. James became ( defensive / conducting ) when I asked him why he played video games so much.

What do you think Phoebe’s mom means when she says she lives a “tiny life”? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 13 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story Chapters 11 - 15 Multiple Choice

1. Why is the “marriage bed” 2. How does Sal react to the gift so special to Gramps? Margaret gives her in Chapter 14?

(a) He was born in that bed. (a) She loves it. (b) It was a gift for his wedding. (b) She gives it to Phoebe. (c) It was his parents’ bed. (c) She doesn’t want the gift. (d) All of the above. (d) The gift reminds her of her mother.

Short Answer 3. How did Sal’s grandmother decide that she would marry Sal’s grandfather?

Long Answer

4. Why does it bother Sal in Chapter 11 when Ben points out that she flinches whenever someone touches her?

What do you think of the boy by the riverbank who tells Gramps that they are on private property? Is he mostly good or mostly bad? Why? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 14 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Chapter Summary Chapters 11 - 15

1. If you were to give a title to this section of the book, what would it be?

2. What happens in these chapters?

3. What is your favorite part of this section of the book?

4. What new words did you learn 5. Draw a picture of something you think in these chapters? represents these chapters.

Walk Two Moons 15 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______

Dictionary Detective! Chapters 16 - 20

Using a dictionary, find the definitions for the words below.

cantankerous Definition:

sullen Definition:

trek Definition:

colossal Definition:

cavorted Definition:

distinctive Definition:

Walk Two Moons 16 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study Chapters 16 - 20

Match Up Match the words in the left column to their definitions in the right column.

cantankerous • • jumped and danced around excitedly sullen • • extremely large trek • • grouchy and easily angered colossal • • gloomy and sad cavorted • • a slow difficult journey, usually on foot distinctive • • different from all others Fill in the Blank Complete each sentence by filling in the blanks with the provided vocabulary.

cantankerous sullen trek colossal cavorted distinctive

1. Our class became ______when the teacher started handing out the surprise tests.

2. It took a team of artists fifteen years to complete the ______statue.

3. My sister has a very ______and beautiful singing voice.

4. Our ______neighbor yells at us when our ball goes into her garden.

5. The children at the birthday party ______all around the room.

6. Many people must ______long distances to collect drinking water.

Sal can remember the different trees she has kissed because of the distinctive taste of their tree bark. Each tree is special to her. What is a distinctive characteristic about you that makes you stand out in a crowd? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 17 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story Chapters 16 - 20

Multiple Choice

1. Sal’s dad doesn’t wear 2. Why is it a turning point in their work gloves because: relationship when Ben reads Sal’s palm?

(a) He likes to touch the dirt and animals. (a) He finds out more about her. (b) Gloves hurt his hands. (b) She does not flinch when he touches her. (c) Sal’s mom didn’t like them. (c) She learns he is part of her future. (d) He lost his gloves. (d) Phoebe becomes jealous. Short Answer 3. In Chapter 16, Sal imagines hearing whispers telling her to “slow down” when she is driving with her grandparents. What reason does she give for this?

Long Answer

4. What does Sal’s dad mean in Chapter 19 when he says she is “trying to catch fish in the air”?

A note found on Phoebe’s porch reads, “In the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?” What is an example of something in your life that seems like a big deal now, but may not matter ten years from now? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 18 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Chapter Summary Chapters 16 - 20

1. If you were to give a title to this section of the book, what would it be?

2. What happens in these chapters?

3. What is your favorite part of this section of the book?

4. What new words did you learn 5. Draw a picture of something you think in these chapters? represents these chapters.

Walk Two Moons 19 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______

Dictionary Detective! Chapters 21 - 25

Using a dictionary, find the definitions for the words below.

duplicate Definition:

malinger Definition:

treacherous Definition:

ravines Definition:

mythology Definition:

optimistic Definition:

Walk Two Moons 20 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study Chapters 21 - 25

Which Word? On the provided lines, write the matching vocabulary word for each definition.

duplicate malinger treacherous ravines mythology optimistic

1. Full of hidden or unpredictable dangers. ______

2. The stories of a particular culture or religion. ______

3. Deep, narrow valleys with rocky walls. ______

4. An exact copy of something. ______

5. Having a hopeful and positive view of the future. ______

6. To pretend to be sick in order to skip school or work. ______

Making Sentences Make a sentence for each word below.

1. Duplicate: ______

2. Malinger: ______

3. Treacherous: ______

4. Ravines: ______

5. Mythology: ______

6. Optimistic: ______

What is something you are optimistic about? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 21 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story Chapters 21 - 25 Multiple Choice

1. What does Phoebe tell her friends 2. What did Sal worry about after at school after her mother leaves? the death of her baby sister?

(a) The truth. (a) She worried that she was (b) That her mother is sick. responsible for the baby’s death. (c) That her mother is on a business trip. (b) She was afraid she would also die. (d) She does not tell them anything. (c) She was afraid her mother would die. (d) She was afraid her mother wouldn’t love her anymore. Short Answer 3. What surprises Sal’s classmates when they are asked to “draw their souls”?

Long Answer

4. In Chapter 22, Phoebe and her father have differing opinions about what happened to her mother. What does Phoebe think? What evidence does she collect as clues? What evidence does her father use to dispute Phoebe’s claim?

Gram tells Sal that sometimes your heart knows you love someone but “you have to go away before your head can figure it out.” Do you agree with this? Why or why not? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 22 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Chapter Summary Chapters 21 - 25

1. If you were to give a title to this section of the book, what would it be?

2. What happens in these chapters?

3. What is your favorite part of this section of the book?

4. What new words did you learn 5. Draw a picture of something you think in these chapters? represents these chapters.

Walk Two Moons 23 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______

Dictionary Detective! Chapters 26 - 30

Using a dictionary, find the definitions for the words below.

sympathetic Definition:

besieging Definition:

careening Definition:

partitions Definition:

reluctant Definition:

ghastly Definition:

Walk Two Moons 24 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study Chapters 26 - 30

Match Up Match the vocabulary words with their synonyms!

sympathetic • • hurtling besieging • • dividers careening • • harassing partitions • • frightening reluctant • • unwilling ghastly • • understanding

Best Word Circle the word which works best in each sentence.

1. The paparazzi began ( besieging / careening ) the movie star when he came out of the shop.

2. Every Halloween, my friends have a competition to see who can come up with the most ( reluctant / ghastly ) costume.

3. Fabric ( sympathetic / partitions ) were hung between each hospital bed for privacy.

4. I was ( reluctant / besieging ) to go to the party but I ended up having a good time.

5. My mom was very ( sympathetic / partitions ) when I told her I got an ‘F’ on my test.

6. By ( ghastly / careening ) between the trees, I was able to reach the finish line of the skiing race first.

In Chapter 30, Sal describes the ghastly home of Mrs. Cadaver. Describe the most ghastly place you have seen. A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 25 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story Chapters 26 - 30 Multiple Choice

1. Why is Sal disappointed 2. Why is it important to Sal that when she sees Mt. Rushmore? the police listen to Phoebe when they report her mother missing?

(a) She wishes it were bigger. (a) Sal thinks Phoebe’s mother is dead. (b) She wanted to see it with her mother. (b) The girls know where Phoebe’s mother is. (c) She wants to stay longer (c) Sal wishes she had taken action but they are running late. when her mother left. (d) She wishes there were faces (d) None of the above. of Indians on the mountain. Short Answer 3. What does Sal realize about the departures of her mother and Phoebe’s mother in Chapter 27?

Long Answer

4. At the sleepover at Sal’s house, Sal is torn between being a good friend and sending Phoebe home. Why does Sal end up letting Phoebe stay?

Reread the poem in Chapter 29. In your own words, explain what you think the poem means. A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 26 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Chapter Summary Chapters 26 - 30

1. If you were to give a title to this section of the book, what would it be?

2. What happens in these chapters?

3. What is your favorite part of this section of the book?

4. What new words did you learn 5. Draw a picture of something you think in these chapters? represents these chapters.

Walk Two Moons 27 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______

Dictionary Detective! Chapters 31 - 35

Using a dictionary, find the definitions for the words below.

shivery Definition:

offend Definition:

nonchalantly Definition:

briskly Definition:

consecutive Definition:

refrained Definition:

Walk Two Moons 28 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study Chapters 31 - 35

Match Up Match the words in the left column to their definitions in the right column.

shivery • • quickly; with a lot of energy offend • • in a relaxed and casual way nonchalantly • • continuously; one after another briskly • • stopped oneself from doing something consecutive • • causing one’s body to tremble refrained • • to make someone feel hurt or upset Fill in the Blank Complete each sentence by filling in the blanks with the provided vocabulary.

shivery offend nonchalantly briskly consecutive refrained

1. I set the table ______as our guests were expected to arrive any minute.

2. The weather was quite ______this morning so I wore a coat.

3. Sarah is a vegetarian so she ______from eating the meatloaf.

4. Jan didn’t mean to ______Holly with her joke, but it seems she did.

5. I’ve gone to the basketball court after school for three ______days.

6. Kurt ______showed us how to do a very difficult skateboarding trick.

Phoebe refers to Mike as “Mike the Lunatic”. What do you think Phoebe’s nickname for Mike reveals about her and how she sees things? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 29 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story Chapters 31 - 35

Multiple Choice

1. Why does Sal have a change of heart 2. Who is Mike’s father? about Mrs. Cadaver in Chapter 33?

(a) She has dinner with her (a) Phoebe’s father. father and Mrs. Cadaver. (b) Mrs. Cadaver gives her a gift. (b) Mr. Birkway. (c) Mrs. Cadaver’s mother tells Sal about her. (c) Sal’s father. (d) Sal learns what happened to Mr. Cadaver. (d) Sergeant Bickle.

Short Answer 3. According to Sal’s English teacher in Chapter 32, why is symbolism in literature fascinating?

Long Answer

4. In Chapter 34, Sal describes the day as “probably one of the best, and surely the worst” days for Gram and Gramps. What would you identify as the “best” and “worst” parts of the day?

Why do you think Sal’s teacher assigned the journal project? Do you think it is an effective assignment? Why or why not? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 30 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Chapter Summary Chapters 31 - 35

1. If you were to give a title to this section of the book, what would it be?

2. What happens in these chapters?

3. What is your favorite part of this section of the book?

4. What new words did you learn 5. Draw a picture of something you think in these chapters? represents these chapters.

Walk Two Moons 31 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______

Dictionary Detective! Chapters 36 - 40

Using a dictionary, find the definitions for the words below.

dormitory Definition:

roster Definition:

hunch Definition:

agitated Definition:

fiends Definition:

quizzical Definition:

Walk Two Moons 32 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study Chapters 36 - 40

Which Word? On the provided lines, write the matching vocabulary word for each definition.

dormitory roster hunch agitated fiends quizzical

1. Troubled, nervous or worried. ______

2. A list of people belonging to a certain group. ______

3. Expressing confusion in an amused way. ______

4. A building where students live. ______

5. People who are overly fond of or addicted to something. ______

6. An idea based on a gut feeling. ______

Making Sentences Make a sentence for each word below.

1. Dormitory: ______

2. Roster: ______

3. Hunch: ______

4. Agitated: ______

5. Fiends: ______

6. Quizzical: ______

Sal has a hunch where Ben’s mother is. Tell about a time you had a hunch about something. Was your hunch correct? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 33 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story Chapters 36 - 40

Multiple Choice

1. Why does Sal go into the hospital 2. Where do Ben and Sal after she sees Phoebe’s mom? share their first real kiss?

(a) She is visiting a family member. (a) At Sal’s house. (b) She is looking for Ben. (b) On the roof of Mary Lou’s house. (c) She wants to volunteer. (c) At school. (d) She feels very sick. (d) In the hospital’s garden.

Short Answer 3. Why is Phoebe’s dad upset when he finds out about Mike?

Long Answer

4. What secret does Sal learn about Ben in Chapter 37? How might this knowledge affect Ben and Sal’s relationship?

Mrs. Partridge admits that she left the notes on Phoebe’s porch, saying that they were meant to be gifts. Would you consider the messages she left to be gifts? Why or why not? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 34 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Chapter Summary Chapters 36 - 40

1. If you were to give a title to this section of the book, what would it be?

2. What happens in these chapters?

3. What is your favorite part of this section of the book?

4. What new words did you learn 5. Draw a picture of something you think in these chapters? represents these chapters.

Walk Two Moons 35 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______

Dictionary Detective! Chapters 41 - 44

Using a dictionary, find the definitions for the words below.

intern Definition:

independent Definition:

scour Definition:

incline Definition:

despairing Definition:

hankering Definition:

Walk Two Moons 36 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study Chapters 41 - 44

Match Up Match the vocabulary words with their synonyms!

intern • • search independent • • slope scour • • trainee incline • • wanting despairing • • hopeless hankering • • self-reliant

Best Word Circle the word which works best in each sentence.

1. As children grow up, they learn to become more and more ( despairing / independent ).

2. The hill’s steep ( incline / scour ) made for an exhausting hike.

3. I had a ( hankering / independent ) for apple pie, so I went to the market and bought one.

4. I plan to ( intern / scour ) the whole town until I find my stolen bike.

5. After a hurricane destroyed our house, my family was ( despairing / hankering ) until our neighbors offered to help.

6. The office ( incline / intern ) delivers mail and makes coffee.

Sal feels that she became more independent after her mom left. When do you feel independent from your parents? When do you feel like you still need them? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 37 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story Chapters 41 - 44

Multiple Choice

1. How did Mrs. Cadaver 2. What loving act does Gramps know Sal’s mother? do when Gram is in the hospital?

(a) They were in a bus accident together. (a) He buys her flowers. (b) They were friends from college. (b) He writes her a love letter. (c) They are distant relatives. (c) He sings her favorite song. (d) They both dated Sal’s father. (d) He plants a tree for her.

Short Answer 3. Sal thinks that the trip to Idaho was a gift from her grandparents. In what way is the trip a gift?

Long Answer

4. What does Sal remember about her dog, Moody Blue, when she was trying to wean her puppies? How does this relate to Sal’s mother leaving?

Before Sal leaves the hospital to drive to Lewiston, she whispers something in Gram’s ear. What do you think she whispers? A Little ______Extra! ______

Walk Two Moons 38 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Chapter Summary Chapters 41 - 44

1. If you were to give a title to this section of the book, what would it be?

2. What happens in these chapters?

3. What is your favorite part of this section of the book?

4. What new words did you learn 5. Draw a picture of something you think in these chapters? represents these chapters.

Walk Two Moons 39 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______

Time for a Test! Walk Two Moons

Part A – Multiple Choice

1. Why isn’t Sal happy with 2. What is Mrs. Cadaver’s 3. Why do Sal and her their new house in Ohio? occupation? grandparents have to leave the river in Chapter 15?

(a) There are very few trees. (a) Nurse. (a) A boy tries to rob them. (b) There is no barn. (b) Farmer. (b) They are running late and (c) There is no river. (c) Teacher. need to get to Idaho soon. (d) All of the above. (d) Secretary. (c) Sal’s grandmother has to go to the hospital. (d) They are getting sunburned.

4. Which of the following 5. Which is true about 6. According to the story of is NOT a reason Sal gives Sal’s friend, Phoebe? Pandora’s box in Chapter 27, in Chapter 18 for her what can be found amongst mother leaving? evil and disease?

(a) Sal’s father is too good. (a) She is proud of her family. (a) Hope. (b) She needed to clear her head. (b) She is critical of others. (b) Truth. (c) She needed to learn (c) She blames her father (c) Faith. more about herself. for her mother leaving. (d) Love. (d) She needed to visit (d) A and B. an old friend.

7. What do Sal and Phoebe 8. How does Mrs. Partridge 9. Gram dies while Sal is do when they discover who know that Mike is Phoebe’s driving to Lewiston. What the lunatic is? brother? causes Gram’s death?

(a) They confront him. (a) He tells her. (a) A snake bite. (b) They warn Phoebe’s father. (b) Phoebe’s mom calls (b) Cancer. (c) They tell the police about him. Mrs. Partridge and tells (c) A car accident. (d) They go to his house. her why she left. (d) A stroke. (c) She feels his face and it feels similar to Phoebe’s. (d) She overhears the family talking.

Walk Two Moons 40 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Time for a Test! Walk Two Moons Part B – Short Answer

1. Explain the significance of the brick fireplace Sal’s dad finds behind the plaster wall. Which character does this remind you of?

2. In Chapter 27, Sal admits she worries even when things seem fine. What in her life has caused her to worry like this?

3. Why does Sal go to Lewiston with her grandparents? Why is it necessary for her to do this?

Part C – Long Answer

1. The title, Walk Two Moons, refers to the note left on Phoebe’s porch that says, “Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins.” Give an example of a character that judges another character in the book only to be proven wrong.

2. Explain the moccasin game that Sal plays with Gramps at the end of the book. Could Sal have played that game at the beginning of the book? Explain why or why not.

Walk Two Moons 41 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study - Answer Key Chapters 1 - 5

Match Up Match the words in the left column to their definitions in the right column.

peculiar • • bad-tempered and stubborn walloping • • a large number or amount of something lunatic • • large and powerful ornery • • flexible twigs used to make things like furniture wicker • • unusual scads • • a person who is strange or acts crazy

Fill in the Blank Complete each sentence by filling in the blanks with the provided vocabulary.

peculiar walloping lunatic ornery wicker scads

1. Dad slammed on the brakes when a walloping bear ran out of the woods and onto the road.

2. The wicker chair broke as soon as I sat in it.

3. My neighbor is an ornery old man who doesn’t like many people.

4. It was peculiar for the mailman to come by on a Sunday.

5. I always get scads of cards from my friends on my birthday.

6. I don’t think it’s fair to call Oscar a lunatic just because he’s a bit different than most other people.

Sal often describes herself as ornery like a donkey. Do you ever have A Little moments when you are ornery? What makes you feel ornery? Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 42 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story - Answer Key Chapters 1 - 5

Multiple Choice 1. Why does Sal call their new 2. Why do the kids at school think Sal house a birdhouse in Chapter 3? is brave during the first week of school?

(a) Birds like to live nearby. (a) She came from a place far away. (b) It is very small. (b) She is not afraid of the dark. (c) It is very dirty. (c) She is not afraid of spiders. (d) None of the above. (d) She can drive a car.

Short Answer 3. Why does Sal imagine that the wind is hurrying her on her road trip with her grandparents?

Example - Sal is in a hurry because she wants to get to Idaho by her mother’s birthday, which is seven days away.

Long Answer

4. What do you think happened to Sal’s mom?

Answers will vary.

Sal admits in Chapter 3 that she is afraid of a lot of things. Can she still be brave? What makes someone brave? A Little Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 43 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study - Answer Key Chapters 6 - 10

Which Word? On the provided lines, write the matching vocabulary word for each definition.

divulge tremendously ambush vivid civilized pandemonium

1. Active and inventive. vivid

2. To a great extent. tremendously

3. To share secret or private information. divulge

4. Well-mannered; sophisticated. civilized

5. To attack suddenly. ambush

6. A noisy and confused situation or place. pandemonium

Making Sentences Make a sentence for each word below. - Answers will vary.

1. Divulge: ______

2. Tremendously: ______

3. Ambush: ______

4. Vivid: ______

5. Civilized: ______

6. Pandemonium: ______

Phoebe divulges her secrets and wild imaginative thoughts to Sal. Who do you tend to divulge your secrets to? Why do you choose this person to share your A Little secrets with?

Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 44 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story - Answer Key Chapters 6 - 10 Multiple Choice

1. When the young man visits Phoebe’s 2. How does Phoebe likely feel when she house looking for her mother, Phoebe is: visits Mary Lou’s house in Chapter 9?

(a) Jealous. (a) She thinks the Finneys are bad parents. (b) Flirtatious. (b) She wishes she was part of Mary Lou’s family. (c) Cautious. (c) She thinks Mary Lou’s house is too big. (d) Annoyed. (d) She wishes her parents were more playful.

Short Answer 3. Why does Sal like having Indian heritage?

Example - Her Indian heritage makes her feel more connected with nature.

Long Answer

4. What did Sal’s mom tell Sal about how to pick blackberries? What does her advice about picking blackberries reveal about Sal’s mom’s character?

Example - Sal’s mom told Sal to pick blackberries from the middle of the vine. The blackberries at the top are for the birds and the blackberries at the bottom are for the rabbits. This shows that Sal’s mom cares about nature and is selfless.

Who do you think the young man is who visits Phoebe’s house? A Little Why do you think Phoebe’s mom is upset to hear about his visit? Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 45 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study - Answer Key Chapters 11 - 15

Match Up A synonym is a word that means the same as another word. For example, happy and joyful are synonyms. Match the vocabulary words with their synonyms!

conducting • • oversensitive defensive • • evil accumulated • • collected detour • • unnamed malevolent • • managing anonymous • • deviation

Best Word Circle the word which works best in each sentence.

1. Our supervisor is ( accumulated / conducting ) job interviews to find a new sales clerk.

2. Only a truly ( malevolent / anonymous ) person would hurt an animal.

3. She ( accumulated / defensive ) a large collection of foreign coins over years of travels.

4. The investigators were sent a tip from an ( detour / anonymous ) witness.

5. I took a ( malevolent / detour ) to the ice cream shop on my way home.

6. James became ( defensive / conducting ) when I asked him why he played video games so much.

What do you think Phoebe’s mom means when she says she lives a “tiny life”? A Little Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 46 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story - Answer Key Chapters 11 - 15

Multiple Choice

1. Why is the “marriage bed” 2. How does Sal react to the gift so special to Gramps? Margaret gives her in Chapter 14?

(a) He was born in that bed. (a) She loves it. (b) It was a gift for his wedding. (b) She gives it to Phoebe. (c) It was his parents’ bed. (c) She doesn’t want the gift. (d) All of the above. (d) The gift reminds her of her mother.

Short Answer 3. How did Sal’s grandmother decide that she would marry Sal’s grandfather?

Example - She asked him about how he treats his dog. She knew that he would treat her even better than he treats his dog.

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4. Why does it bother Sal in Chapter 11 when Ben points out that she flinches whenever someone touches her?

Example - Sal has noticed that Phoebe pulls away from her mother. Sal is afraid she will end up cold and avoiding affection like Phoebe’s family. She worries that, like Phoebe, she started pulling away and drove her own mother away.

What do you think of the boy by the riverbank who tells Gramps that A Little they are on private property? Is he mostly good or mostly bad? Why? Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 47 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study - Answer Key Chapters 16 - 20

Match Up Match the words in the left column to their definitions in the right column. cantankerous • • jumped and danced around excitedly sullen • • extremely large trek • • grouchy and easily angered colossal • • gloomy and sad cavorted • • a slow difficult journey, usually on foot distinctive • • different from all others Fill in the Blank Complete each sentence by filling in the blanks with the provided vocabulary.

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1. Our class became sullen when the teacher started handing out the surprise tests.

2. It took a team of artists fifteen years to complete thecolossal statue.

3. My sister has a very distinctive and beautiful singing voice.

4. Our cantankerous neighbor yells at us when our ball goes into her garden.

5. The children at the birthday party cavorted all around the room.

6. Many people must trek long distances to collect drinking water.

Sal can remember the different trees she has kissed because of the distinctive taste of their tree bark. Each tree is special to her. What is a A Little distinctive characteristic about you that makes you stand out in a crowd?

Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 48 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story - Answer Key Chapters 16 - 20

Multiple Choice 1. Sal’s dad doesn’t wear 2. Why is it a turning point in their work gloves because: relationship when Ben reads Sal’s palm?

(a) He likes to touch the dirt and animals. (a) He finds out more about her. (b) Gloves hurt his hands. (b) She does not flinch when he touches her. (c) Sal’s mom didn’t like them. (c) She learns he is part of her future. (d) He lost his gloves. (d) Phoebe becomes jealous.

Short Answer 3. In Chapter 16, Sal imagines hearing whispers telling her to “slow down” when she is driving with her grandparents. What reason does she give for this?

Example - As Sal is approaching the last place her mom was, she is beginning to dread coming face to face with her problems. She imagines the wind giving her a warning of something bad to come.

Long Answer

4. What does Sal’s dad mean in Chapter 19 when he says she is “trying to catch fish in the air”?

Example - Sal is desperately trying to find something wrong with Mrs. Cadaver because she doesn’t want to accept that her dad may eventually move on and find someone other than her mother. She doesn’t really have evidence to back up her point.

A note found on Phoebe’s porch reads, “In the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?” What is an example of something in your life that seems A Little like a big deal now, but may not matter ten years from now? Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 49 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study - Answer Key Chapters 21 - 25

Which Word? On the provided lines, write the matching vocabulary word for each definition.

duplicate malinger treacherous ravines mythology optimistic

1. Full of hidden or unpredictable dangers. treacherous

2. The stories of a particular culture or religion. mythology

3. Deep, narrow valleys with rocky walls. ravines

4. An exact copy of something. duplicate

5. Having a hopeful and positive view of the future. optimistic

6. To pretend to be sick in order to skip school or work. malinger

Making Sentences Make a sentence for each word below. - Answers will vary.

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A Little What is something you are optimistic about? Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 50 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story - Answer Key Chapters 21 - 25

Multiple Choice

1. What does Phoebe tell her friends 2. What did Sal worry about after at school after her mother leaves? the death of her baby sister?

(a) The truth. (a) She worried that she was responsible for the baby’s death. (b) That her mother is sick. (c) That her mother is on a business trip. (b) She was afraid she would also die. (d) She does not tell them anything. (c) She was afraid her mother would die. (d) She was afraid her mother wouldn’t love her anymore.

Short Answer 3. What surprises Sal’s classmates when they are asked to “draw their souls”?

Example - The classmates are surprised because Ben and Sal’s pictures are identical.

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4. In Chapter 22, Phoebe and her father have differing opinions about what happened to her mother. What does Phoebe think? What evidence does she collect as clues? What evidence does her father use to dispute Phoebe’s claim?

Example - Phoebe thinks her mother was killed or kidnapped by a lunatic. She collects stray hairs and marks strange spots that may be blood stains. Her father points out that Phoebe’s mom would not have been able to prepare freezer meals if she had been kidnapped.

Gram tells Sal that sometimes your heart knows you love someone but “you have to go away before your head can figure it out.” Do you agree A Little with this? Why or why not? Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 51 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study - Answer Key Chapters 26 - 30

Match Up Match the vocabulary words with their synonyms!

sympathetic • • hurtling besieging • • dividers careening • • harassing partitions • • frightening reluctant • • unwilling ghastly • • understanding

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1. The paparazzi began ( besieging / careening ) the movie star when he came out of the shop.

2. Every Halloween, my friends have a competition to see who can come up with the most ( reluctant / ghastly ) costume.

3. Fabric ( sympathetic / partitions ) were hung between each hospital bed for privacy.

4. I was ( reluctant / besieging ) to go to the party but I ended up having a good time.

5. My mom was very ( sympathetic / partitions ) when I told her I got an ‘F’ on my test.

6. By ( ghastly / careening ) between the trees, I was able to reach the finish line of the skiing race first.

In Chapter 30, Sal describes the ghastly home of Mrs. Cadaver. A Little Describe the most ghastly place you have seen. Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 52 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story - Answer Key Chapters 26 - 30

Multiple Choice

1. Why is Sal disappointed 2. Why is it important to Sal that when she sees Mt. Rushmore? the police listen to Phoebe when they report her mother missing?

(a) She wishes it were bigger. (a) Sal thinks Phoebe’s mother is dead. (b) She wanted to see it with her mother. (b) The girls know where Phoebe’s mother is. (c) She wants to stay longer but (c) Sal wishes she had taken action they are running late. when her mother left. (d) She wishes there were faces (d) None of the above. of Indians on the mountain.

Short Answer 3. What does Sal realize about the departures of her mother and Phoebe’s mother in Chapter 27?

Example - Sal realizes that the reasons that their moms left probably have nothing to do with the girls. She is beginning to understand that her mom left because there was something she needed to do for herself.

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4. At the sleepover at Sal’s house, Sal is torn between being a good friend and sending Phoebe home. Why does Sal end up letting Phoebe stay?

Example - Sal knows how Phoebe feels, and she is seeing how she probably acted toward her father after her mom left. Sal understands what Phoebe is going through and she feels sorry for her.

Reread the poem in Chapter 29. In your own words, explain what you A Little think the poem means. Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 53 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study - Answer Key Chapters 31 - 35

Match Up Match the words in the left column to their definitions in the right column.

shivery • • quickly; with a lot of energy offend • • in a relaxed and casual way nonchalantly • • continuously; one after another briskly • • stopped oneself from doing something consecutive • • causing one’s body to tremble refrained • • to make someone feel hurt or upset

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1. I set the table briskly as our guests were expected to arrive any minute.

2. The weather was quite shivery this morning so I wore a coat.

3. Sarah is a vegetarian so she refrained from eating the meatloaf.

4. Jan didn’t mean to offend Holly with her joke, but it seems she did.

5. I’ve gone to the basketball court after school for three consecutive days.

6. Kurt nonchalantly showed us how to do a very difficult skateboarding trick.

Phoebe refers to Mike as “Mike the Lunatic”. What do you think Phoebe’s A Little nickname for Mike reveals about her and how she sees things? Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 54 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story - Answer Key Chapters 31 - 35

Multiple Choice

1. Why does Sal have a change of heart 2. Who is Mike’s father? about Mrs. Cadaver in Chapter 33?

(a) She has dinner with her father (a) Phoebe’s father. and Mrs. Cadaver. (b) Mrs. Cadaver gives her a gift. (b) Mr. Birkway. (c) Mrs. Cadaver’s mother tells Sal about her. (c) Sal’s father. (d) Sal learns what happened to Mr. Cadaver. (d) Sergeant Bickle.

Short Answer 3. According to Sal’s English teacher in Chapter 32, why is symbolism in literature fascinating?

Example - Symbols allow you to open your mind and see things from different perspectives.

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4. In Chapter 34, Sal describes the day as “probably one of the best, and surely the worst” days for Gram and Gramps. What would you identify as the “best” and “worst” parts of the day?

Answers will vary.

Why do you think Sal’s teacher assigned the journal project? Do you think it is an effective assignment? Why or why not? A Little Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 55 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study - Answer Key Chapters 36 - 40

Which Word? On the provided lines, write the matching vocabulary word for each definition.

dormitory roster hunch agitated fiends quizzical

1. Troubled, nervous or worried. agitated

2. A list of people belonging to a certain group. roster

3. Expressing confusion in an amused way. quizzical

4. A building where students live. dormitory

5. People who are overly fond of or addicted to something. fiends

6. An idea based on a gut feeling. hunch

Making Sentences - Answers will vary. Make a sentence for each word below.

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Sal has a hunch where Ben’s mother is. Tell about a time you had a hunch about something. Was your hunch correct? A Little Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 56 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story - Answer Key Chapters 36 - 40

Multiple Choice

1. Why does Sal go into the hospital 2. Where do Ben and Sal after she sees Phoebe’s mom? share their first real kiss?

(a) She is visiting a family member. (a) At Sal’s house. (b) She is looking for Ben. (b) On the roof of Mary Lou’s house. (c) She wants to volunteer. (c) At school. (d) She feels very sick. (d) In the hospital’s garden.

Short Answer 3. Why is Phoebe’s dad upset when he finds out about Mike? Example - He feels betrayed that Phoebe’s mom didn’t tell him about Mike.

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4. What secret does Sal learn about Ben in Chapter 37? How might this knowledge affect Ben and Sal’s relationship?

Example - Sal learns that Ben’s mom is in the psychiatric ward at the hospital. She is sick and isn’t there for him emotionally. Sal can empathize with Ben because both of their mothers were unhappy and went away. Sal’s mom physically went away, and Ben’s mom pulled away emotionally and then was admitted to the hospital. Both mothers had to leave their families in order to heal. This may help to strengthen the bond between Ben and Sal.

Mrs. Partridge admits that she left the notes on Phoebe’s porch, saying that they were meant to be gifts. Would you consider the messages she A Little left to be gifts? Why or why not?

Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 57 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Vocabulary Study - Answer Key Chapters 41 - 44

Match Up Match the vocabulary words with their synonyms!

intern • • search independent • • slope scour • • trainee incline • • wanting despairing • • hopeless hankering • • self-reliant

Best Word Circle the word which works best in each sentence.

1. As children grow up, they learn to become more and more ( despairing / independent ).

2. The hill’s steep ( incline / scour ) made for an exhausting hike.

3. I had a ( hankering / independent ) for apple pie, so I went to the market and bought one.

4. I plan to ( intern / scour ) the whole town until I find my stolen bike.

5. After a hurricane destroyed our house, my family was ( despairing / hankering ) until our neighbors offered to help.

6. The office ( incline intern/ ) delivers mail and makes coffee.

Sal feels that she became more independent after her mom left. When do you feel independent from your parents? When do you feel like you still A Little need them? Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 58 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Understanding the Story - Answer Key Chapters 41 - 44

Multiple Choice

1. How did Mrs. Cadaver 2. What loving act does Gramps know Sal’s mother? do when Gram is in the hospital?

(a) They were in a bus accident together. (a) He buys her flowers. (b) They were friends from college. (b) He writes her a love letter. (c) They are distant relatives. (c) He sings her favorite song. (d) They both dated Sal’s father. (d) He plants a tree for her.

Short Answer 3. Sal thinks that the trip to Idaho was a gift from her grandparents. In what way is the trip a gift?

Example - The trip allows Sal to experience all of the things her mother did in her final days. It also gives her the closure she needs to admit that her mother is never coming back.

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4. What does Sal remember about her dog, Moody Blue, when she was trying to wean her puppies? How does this relate to Sal’s mother leaving?

Example - Sal recalls how Moody Blue pushed her puppies away and acted distant from them. It seemed mean to Sal at the time. Sal now realizes that it was Moody Blue’s way of helping her puppies become independent. Sal thinks one positive aspect of her mom leaving might be that it helped her to separate from her mother and learn to take care of herself.

Before Sal leaves the hospital to drive to Lewiston, she whispers something A Little in Gram’s ear. What do you think she whispers? Extra! Answers will vary.

Walk Two Moons 59 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______

Time for a Test! - Answer Key Walk Two Moons

Part A – Multiple Choice

1. Why isn’t Sal happy with 2. What is Mrs. Cadaver’s 3. Why do Sal and her their new house in Ohio? occupation? grandparents have to leave the river in Chapter 15?

(a) There are very few trees. (a) Nurse. (a) A boy tries to rob them. (b) There is no barn. (b) Farmer. (b) They are running late and (c) There is no river. (c) Teacher. need to get to Idaho soon. (d) All of the above. (d) Secretary. (c) Sal’s grandmother has to go to the hospital. (d) They are getting sunburned.

4. Which of the following 5. Which is true about 6. According to the story is NOT a reason Sal gives Sal’s friend, Phoebe? of Pandora’s box in Chapter 27, in Chapter 18 for her what can be found amongst mother leaving? evil and disease?

(a) Sal’s father is too good. (a) She is proud of her family. (a) Hope. (b) She needed to clear her head. (b) She is critical of others. (b) Truth. (c) She needed to learn (c) She blames her father (c) Faith. more about herself. for her mother leaving. (d) Love. (d) She needed to visit (d) A and B. an old friend.

7. What do Sal and Phoebe 8. How does Mrs. Partridge 9. Gram dies while Sal is do when they discover who know that Mike is Phoebe’s driving to Lewiston. What the lunatic is? brother? causes Gram’s death?

(a) They confront him. (a) He tells her. (a) A snake bite. (b) They warn Phoebe’s father. (b) Phoebe’s mom calls (b) Cancer. (c) They tell the police about him. Mrs. Partridge and tells (c) A car accident. (d) They go to his house. her why she left. (d) A stroke. (c) She feels his face and it feels similar to Phoebe’s. (d) She overhears the family talking.

Walk Two Moons 60 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Time for a Test! - Answer Key Walk Two Moons Part B – Short Answer

1. Explain the significance of the brick fireplace Sal’s dad finds behind the plaster wall. Which character does this remind you of?

Example - The fireplace signifies the human tendency to put up a false front, and one’s appearance and behavior sometimes mask their true feelings. False appearances can hide the truth. Sal’s mother, Phoebe’s mother, and Phoebe are characters who behave in a false way to hide truths about themselves.

2. In Chapter 27, Sal admits she worries even when things seem fine. What in her life has caused her to worry like this?

Example - Sal is reminded of how her family seemed happy and healthy when preparing for the arrival of a new baby, and then they were shocked when the baby was stillborn and her mother would not be able to have any more children. Sal’s mother also left without warning. Because of these events, she does not trust that things will not go wrong.

3. Why does Sal go to Lewiston with her grandparents? Why is it necessary for her to do this?

Example - Sal goes to Lewiston to visit her mother’s grave. This is the only way she is able to face her mother’s death and admit that her mother is not coming home.

Part C – Long Answer

1. The title, Walk Two Moons, refers to the note left on Phoebe’s porch that says, “Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins.” Give an example of a character that judges another character in the book only to be proven wrong.

Answers will vary.

2. Explain the moccasin game that Sal plays with Gramps at the end of the book. Could Sal have played that game at the beginning of the book? Explain why or why not.

Example - Sal and Gramps take turns looking at things from another person’s perspective and putting themselves in the other person’s “moccasins.” By telling Phoebe’s story, traveling to visit her mother’s grave, and learning about Mrs. Cadaver, Sal has learned to step back and analyze the reasons behind people’s actions. She was not able to do that at the beginning of the book, so the moccasin game is much more meaningful to her now than it would have been at the beginning of the book.

Walk Two Moons 61 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Before Reading

Title of Book:

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Have you read anything by this author before? If so, what was it?

Look at the front cover. What hints do you think it gives about the story?

Read the back cover. What do you learn about the story from the back cover?

Based on the front and back covers, do you want to read this book? Why or why not?

Walk Two Moons 62 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Who is Sharon Creech? Use the internet and other resources to research the author of Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech. Before Researching

1. What do you already know about Sharon Creech?

2. What do you want to find out about Sharon Creech?

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3. What have you learned from your research?

4. Where did you get your information?

Walk Two Moons 63 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______My Character Chart Draw a picture and record important information about each important character as you read the text.

Walk Two Moons 64 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______My Character Chart (Cont’d)

Walk Two Moons 65 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Making Predictions Can you predict the future? What do you think will happen next in the story? Write down two predictions inside the crystal balls. Revisit this page later to answer the last question.

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Walk Two Moons 66 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Plot Mountain A story’s plot is made up of five parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and conclusion. After you’ve finished readingWalk Two Moons, fill in the spaces below. 3. Climax The most exciting and emotional part of the story.

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2. Rising Action 4. Falling Action The things that happen to push The events that happened the story forward as we head during the climax are dealt with. toward the climax.

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1. Exposition 5. Conclusion We learn background information about the The story comes to an end. story’s characters, setting, and basic plot.

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Walk Two Moons 67 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Story Timeline Fill in the plot timeline by deciding on the most important plot points of Walk Two Moons and recording them in the order they happen.

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Walk Two Moons 68 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______What is Conflict? Conflict refers to the problems and challenges that make stories interesting and move plots along. Conflict is an important part of any story. Below are some of the different conflict types you may encounter as you read.

Man Versus Man Man Versus Nature Two or more characters A character struggles against struggle against each other. a force of nature such as the weather or an animal.

Man Versus Society Man Versus Self A character struggles against A character struggles a part of society such as a to overcome his or her company, religion, school, etc. own weaknesses.

Look for some examples of conflict inWalk Two Moons and add them to the chart below.

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Walk Two Moons 69 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Story Setting The setting is the time and/or place in which a story happens.

1. Describe the setting of Walk Two Moons. When and where does it take place?

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Walk Two Moons 70 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______What is a Theme? The theme a central topic or idea of a story. A story can have one or more themes. Some examples of themes are acceptance, cooperation, bravery and determination. What do you think one theme of Walk Two Moons is?

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Walk Two Moons 71 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Problem Solving An important part of any story is the problem which the main character faces. Write down the main problem faced in Walk Two Moons below, then brainstorm some possible solutions to the problem.

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Walk Two Moons 72 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Cause and Effect An action or development in a story is the ‘cause’. The result of the action or development is the ‘effect’. Find some examples of cause and effect in Walk Two Moons and record them below. Cause

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Walk Two Moons 73 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Character Types In fictional stories, there are many different types of characters that play different roles. Read about different character types below, and decide which character fromWalk Two Moons fits each character type. (Some characters may fit more than one character type).

Major Characters Minor Characters Major characters play a big part in the story. Minor characters pop up to help (or hurt) They influence the plot and take part in solving the story’s major characters. the main problem of the story. Example(s) from the book: Example(s) from the book:

The Protagonist The Antagonist The protagonist is the main character of The antagonist is the character the story. Stories are often told from their (or characters) who causes problems point of view. for the protagonist. Example(s) from the book: Example(s) from the book:

Dynamic Characters Static Characters Dynamic characters change through the story, Static characters do not change. Their usually because they overcome a challenge personalities and attitudes are the same at the which makes them grow as a person. end of the story as they were at the beginning. Example(s) from the book: Example(s) from the book:

Round Characters Flat Characters Round characters have complicated Flat characters don’t have complicated personalities and more than one character trait. personalities. Readers know them by only one character trait. Example(s) from the book: Example(s) from the book:

Walk Two Moons 74 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Character Map Write a different character name in each bubble below. Then, draw different styles of lines in different colors (as shown in the Relationship Key) to show the relationships between each character.

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Walk Two Moons 75 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Facts and Opinions

A fact is something that is proven to be true. An example of a fact is, “The month after July is August”. An opinion is a feeling or belief about something. An example of an opinion is, “July is the best month of the year!” In the spaces below, record four facts and four opinions about Walk Two Moons.

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Walk Two Moons 76 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Persuasive Writing To be persuasive is to be good at convincing people to think a certain way. Write a persuasive passage in which you try to convince your readers that they should either read or not read Walk Two Moons. Make sure to include reasons for why you think the story is good or bad using examples from the text. For example, if you tell your readers that the story is funny, tell them about something funny that happens in the book.

With this passage, what do you hope to persuade your readers to do?

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Walk Two Moons 77 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Quotation Quest Skim the novel and write down three favorite quotations, or quotations you think are important to the story.

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Walk Two Moons 78 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Character Comparison Choose two characters from Walk Two Moons and compare them to each other. What are their similarities and what are their differences?

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Walk Two Moons 79 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______Story Comparison Compare Walk Two Moons to another story you have read. What are their similarities and what are their differences?

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Walk Two Moons 80 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Date:______My Life - Making Connections In the spaces below, make comparisons between your life and the life of a character of your choosing from Walk Two Moons.

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Walk Two Moons 81 © The Book Umbrella Name:______Reading Log Record information about the books you read on this chart.

© The Book Umbrella Common Core State Standards

This novel study is aligned to the Common Core State Standards (U.S.)

Grade 5 RL5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RL5.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text. RL5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on spe- cific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). RL5.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes. L5.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. L5.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Grade 6 RL.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RL.6.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments. RL.6.3 Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the char- acters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. RL.6.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and con- notative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone RL.6.5 Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot. RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

Grade 7 RL.7.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as infer- ences drawn from the text. RL.7.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. RL.7.3 Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). RL.7.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and con- notative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a spe- cific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

Grade 8 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. RL.8.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text. RL.8.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal as- pects of a character, or provoke a decision. RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and con- notative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts. Novel Study

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

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