Characters
Where did Sal first officially meet Phoebe?
Sal and Phoebe met in school (Mr. Birkway's class)
Who is Sal going for a road trip with?
Gram and Gramps (her dad's parents)
Sal and her father used too live in Kentucky, where did they move to? (State)
Who are the members of Phoebe's family?
Prudence-older sister
Phoebe
Mr. Winterbottom
Mrs. Winterbottom
Who is the narrator (the person telling the story) in this book, Walk Two Moons?
Sal
Who is Margaret?
Neighbor to Phoebe
Friendly with Sal's dad (he seems to like her)
Phoebe thinks she is crazy and Sal and her dad need to stay away
Where are they going on this road trip? and give me one reason why
Idaho
1. To see her mother
2. To bring her mother home
3. Give Sal's dad time with Margaret
When does Sal's memories of her mother seem to appear?
When something that she is talking about or sees reminds her of her mother.
Example: blackberries, pregnant women, Phoebe's mom, etc
Mrs. Winterbottom
What is Sal full name?
Salamanca Tree Hiddle
Describe Gram and Gramps according to what we know so far. You need at least one thing on the list to get the points.
1. Sal's dad's parents
2. Taking Sal for a car ride to see her mother in Idaho
3. Get always seem to get into trouble and are always making jokes/being silly
4. Gram and Gramps seem to travel a lot
5. Gram got bite by a snake
What happened at the lake? (2 big things)
1. The boy Tom was going to steal Gramps wallet and said it was private property even though it wasn't
2. Grams got bite by a snake. Tom helped her and they took her to the hospital
Mr. Birkway
English teacher
Goofy, energetic, and always give his full attention to you
Read out loud the embarrassing summer notebooks
How does Phoebe change now that her mother is not there?
She is worried because she thinks something happened to her. She is looking for clues and wants to go to the police.
She is lying to her classmates about where her mother is.
She is very upset and cries at Sal and Phoebe's sleepover.
How does Phoebe feel about eating dinner at Mary Lou's?
They have very different eating styles
Phoebe is a vegetarian and eats healthy food because Mary Lou's family doesn't eat very well. Their food has a lot of bad cholesterol Phoebe says.
Who is Ben?
1. Mary Lou's cousin that lives with them
2. Is in Phoebe and Sal's class
3. Seems to have a little crush on Sal
4. Is always making jokes
5. Is a gentleman and walks Sal and Phoebe home
When does Sal think she need to be in Idaho with her mother by? (certain date)
Her mother's birthday
She thinks that is the special time to be able to bring her back with them
Tell me what happened when Sal got her present from Margaret. What was it and how did she like it?
Blue Sweater
She did not like it and did not want it because she doesn't like Margaret and doesn't want gifts from her.
Tell me how Phoebe feels about Margaret.
Phoebe doesn't think Sal and her father should be hanging out around Margaret.
She thinks something strange is going on and perhaps she is a crazy lady.
They go into her house to look for clues about Margaret while she is at work
Who catches Sal and Phoebe trying to sneak around in Margaret's house?
Blind Mrs. Partridge
What do we know so far about the lunatic? ( you need at least 1 thing from my list to get the credit) (Hint where have we seen him?)
1. First saw him at Phoebe's door looking for Mrs. Winterbottom
2. Saw him at the store
3. You will figure out who he is in Wednesday's reading! So Exciting!
Name 2 stops they have made along the way or something they did along the way to Idaho so far
1. Stood in Lake Michigan
2. Madison Wisconsin for ice cream!
3. Swam in the Missouri (Gram snake Bite)
4. Helped a woman at a rest stop with her car
5. Went to an Indian festival
Tell me why Sal's mom named her. (Must tell me why for the first and middle name)
1. Salamanca because they thought it was a name of their great grandmother and the Indian tribe but it was actually Seneca (They were wrong but kept the name)
2. Tree because her mother really likes trees and her mother's nickname is sugar after her favorite tree
What evidence did Phoebe find in her house about her mother leaving? What does her dad say?
Blood (she thinks) and strange hair
Her dad said no one would have taken her and allowed her to make all of the frozen dinners for us.
Tell me one of the messages that Phoebe's family has gotten so far.
1. Don't judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins.
2. Everyone has his own agenda.
3. In the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?