QVIC – Walk Two Moons
Chapters 23-33
Questions: Create three higher level questions after
reading this section/ chapter:
Vocabulary: Complete the following:
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Part of Speech:
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Definition:
Affixes: (choose two, write the word and underline the affix)
Synonym or antonym: (underline the one used)
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Syllables:
Part of speech:
Definition:
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Affixes: (choose two, write the word and underline the affix)
Synonym or antonym: (underline the one used)
Imagery/Figurative Language: Find three examples. Label
Connections: Use one of the following connections text to
the type, write the sentence/phrase, and page number.
text, text to self, or text to world. Be sure to include which
type of connection and how it connects to you.
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Walk Two Moons
Chapters 23-33 Vocabulary
Word
Page #
Definitions
Besiege
Careen
Chaotic
Crucial
Miscellaneous
Optimistic
Pious
Vaporize
Unadulterated
Sympathetic
Reading Check 3: Answer the following in a complete and coherent paragraph.
Five mysterious messages have arrived a Phoebe Winterbottom’s door. The first four are listed on page 102 and the fifth
appears on page 109. Choose one that is particularly meaningful to you and write two paragraphs explaining why. Refer
to specific incidents in your life that make it important to you.
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Student Response
Discussion Questions: Answer each question in a complete sentence using evidence from the book to prove your
answers.
1. What does Sal believe may have caused her mother to lose her baby? How might that belief affect Sal’s
feelings?
2. What does Sal see on the roof of Mary Lou’s garage? Why does she say, “It made me feel peculiar.”?
3. What mystery does the myth of Pandora’s box explain? Why may this story have such an effect on Sal?
4. What story does the poem “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” tell? Why does Sal analyze it in class “as if it was my
poem”? Why do Ben, Phoebe, and Sal all have different reactions to this poem?
5. What does Sal learn about Mrs. Cadaver’s husband? How does this alter her attitude toward Mrs. Cadaver?
What theme does this reinforce?
6. Compare and contrast dinner at the Finney’s house to dinner at the Winterbottom’s house. Which family do
you think Sal’s is most like? Explain.
7. How do the myths of Prometheus and Pandora’s box relate to the stories of Phoebe and Sal?
8. What is the Native American Myth of Napi about? What does it have in common with the myth of Prometheus?
What lesson is Sal supposed to learn from these myths?
9. Phoebe is not portrayed as a likeable character in this section, yet Sal remains loyal to her. What fact about
Phoebe’s situation influences Sal’s loyalty to her?
10. Do you feel that the Author has make Phoebe a believable character? Explain using proof from the book.