QVIC – Walk Two Moons
Chapters 1-11
Questions: Create three higher level questions after
reading this section/ chapter:
Vocabulary: Complete the following:
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Affixes: (choose two, write the word and underline the affix)
Synonym or antonym: (underline the one used)
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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 1-11 Vocabulary
Word
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Definitions
Diabolic
Divulge
Flinch
Gullible
Huzza
Prim(ly)
Roost
Shrapnel
Ornery
Approximately
Reading Check 1: Answer the following in a complete and coherent paragraph.
Sal says that her father did not trust his own parents to behave themselves on the journey west. Imagine that he had asked
Sal to write him a letter reporting on what Gram and Gramps were doing. Compose the letter that Sal might have written
describing her grandparents’ behavior on the drive from Euclid to Minnesota. Support the letter with incidents from the
novel.
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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. Describe the relationship that Sal has with her grandparents.
2. What reasons do Gramps and Sal’s father give Sal for going on the trip? According to Sal, what are the real
reasons? Why might the real reasons have been left unspoken?
3. How does Sal feel about Mrs. Cadaver? Why, do you suppose, does she feel this way?
4. How are Phoebe’s parents similar to the Pickfords, her mother’s parents? Do you think she finds either couple
very likeable? Explain.
5. Sal explains that the first mysterious message means that one shouldn’t judge people until one has been in their
shoes. Do Phoebe and Sal follow this advice? Explain using examples from the book.
6. What do the blackberries symbolize? What is the purpose of telling us the story of the blackberries?
7. Why do you suppose Sal passes the time by telling the story about Phoebe’s family?
8. What does Sal’s tendency to flinch when someone touches her suggest about her character?
9. What surprises you the most after reading this section?
10. By the end of this section, how has the author held the reader’s interest?