Characters
Characters
True or False
Short Answer
This and That
100
Who teaches poetry and asks his class to keep a journal?
Who is Mr. Birkway?
100
Who leaves her family to get to know her long-lost son?
Who is Mrs. Winterbottom?
100
For a long time, Sal believes her mother might return.
What is True?
100
Why does Sal's mom leave?
What is she left to heal from her baby's death and to find out who she is beyond a wife and mother?
100
What is Sal's full name?
What is Salamanca Tree Hiddle?
200
Who had to move away from Kentucky because of his wife's memory?
Who is Sal's father (John)?
200
Who goes to the police after her mother disappears?
Who is Phoebe?
200
Sal's father is not that upset that his wife left because he believes she will come back.
What is False?
200
Why does gram die?
What is she dies from a stroke?
200
Who wrote the name "Chanhassen" in new cement on a brick wall?
What is Sal's father?
300
Who is the artist in the book? Who likes to draw pictures?
Who is Ben?
300
What is the name of the character who adopts Mrs. Winterbottom's son?
Who is Sergeant Bickle?
300
Mrs. Cadaver is not a dangerous person. She is also related to Mr. Birkway.
What is True?
300
Why does Sal pray to trees?
What is a tree was always nearby?
300
What kind of tree is Sal's mom's favorite?
What is a sugar maple?
400
Who survived a terrible bus accident?
Who is Mrs. Cadaver?
400
What is the name of Gram's friend who is just like Phoebe?
What is Gloria?
400
A) Sal tells Mrs. Winterbottom that she has allergies B) Mrs. Winterbottom used to work at Tim's Tire Shop C) Mrs. Cadaver dug up a rose bush
What is True, False, False
400
Why does Sal take a trip across the country with Gram and Gramps?
What is Sal takes a trip across the country to "follow in her mother's footsteps" and to visit the place where her mother is buried.
400
What is Sal's dog's name?
What is Moody Blue
500
Who does Mary Lou go on a date with?
Who is Alex?
500
What are the names of Mary Lou's brothers?
What is Dennis and Dougie?
500
A) Sal is not afraid of spiders and insects B) Phoebe flinches when someone touches her C) Tom Fleet was the name of Mrs. Cadaver's son
What is True, True, False
500
Over the course of the novel, how does Sal's state of mind change?
What is it goes from anger to acceptance?
500
What is the name of the tire shop that Mrs. Winterbottom used to work at?
What is Rocky's Rubber?
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