WALK TWO MOONS

chapter 1-5

1. How is Margaret's house different from where Sal grew up?

2. Why did Sal's father start chipping away at the plaster wall in their
house in BayBanks, Kentucky?

3. What does this quote mean? "...the story of Phoebe was like the plaster
wall in our old house in BayBanks, Kentucky"

4. Why didn't Sal's father trust Gram and Gramps?

5. Why do you think the journey with Sal and her grandparent's is
important?

6. How did Salamanca Tree Hiddle get her name?

7. Why do you think Sal has no interest in knowing how her father and
Mrs. Cadaver met?

8. How does Sal describe her new house in Euclid?

9. What is the difference between Sal's two sets of grandparents - the

Hiddles and the Pickfords?

10. Why does Phoebe think Sal is brave?

11. What did Grandma and Gramps get arrested for in Washington D.C?

chapter 6-10
1. How does Sal describe Mrs. Winterbottom to her grandparents?

2. How does Sal describe Mr. Winterbottom to her grandparents?

3. Why is the chapter called Blackberries?

4. How did Sal feel when her mother first left? After a few weeks? pg. 38

5. Why does Phoebe think any stranger might be an escaped lunatic?

6. Who comes to visit Mrs. Winterbottom?

7. How is Mary Lou Finney's family different from Phoebe's?

8. Sal thinks deep down Phoebe would like her parents to act more like the
Finney. Do you agree, why or why not?

9. How does Mrs. Winterbottom react when Phoebe tells her about the
"potential lunatic" who came to the house?

10. Who do you think the young man is who comes by the Winterbottom's
house?

11. What did Gramps do when he didn't have enough change for the
meter in Madison?

12. How does Gramma feel about the term, Native Americans?

13. Why is the chapter called Huzza, Huzza

 chapter 11-15

1. What was the message the Winterbottom's received in chapter11?

2. What do you think this message means?

3. How do Mary Lou's brothers act at the drugstore?

4. Who does Sal notice at the drugstore?

5. Ben notices Sal flinches every time someone touches her. Why do you
think she does this?

6. What do Gram and Gramps think the message means?

7. Give two examples of the confusion Sal encounters with the term
Native American and Indian in Pipestone.

8. What kind of trouble do you think Mr. Birkway's journals are going to
cause?

9. Give two examples of Phoebe's observations of Mrs. Cadaver.

10. Explain how Sal's father acts differently at Margaret's house.

11. What does Mrs. Winterbottom mean when she asks Prudence if she
has led a tiny life?

12.What is the setting in chapter 15?

13. Briefly summarize what happens to Grams in chapter 15.

14. Why do you think Tom Fleet stays overnight in the hospital and then
gives Sal his address?

chapter 16-21

1.Why is chapter 16 called The Singing Tree?

2. Why do you think Sal has not told Phoebe about her mother?

3. How do Phoebe and Prudence react to their mother's questions and

comments in the beginning of chapter 17?

4. What do you think the phrase means, "in the course of a lifetime, what
does it matter"?

5. What did Sal's mother think of herself?

6. Why did Sal's father have to leave the farm?

7. Why does Sal "wish that her father was not such a good man"?

8. What does Sal's father mean when he says, "you're trying to catch fish
in the air"?

9.What did Sal write about in her mini journal?

10. What was left for Phoebe, Prudence, and their father on the kitchen
table?
11. Why do you think her mother wrote those quick notes to them?

12. What does Phoebe say to Sal regarding her mother at the bottom of
page 127?

13. How does Sal feel about Phoebe's mother leaving?

14. Did you foresee this happening? Why or Why not?

chapter 22-27

1. The Winterbottom's household is not running smoothly since Mrs.

Winterbottom left. Give three examples that show they are having
difficulty managing.

2. What is Sal reminded of since Phoebe's mother left?

3. Why does Phoebe lie to the girls at school?

4. How does Phoebe try to deal with her mother leaving her? What does
she look around the house for?

5. At the end of the chapter 10 how does Sal's father try to explain her
mother leaving?

6. Why do you think pregnant women frighten Sal?

7. Why might Sal blame herself for the death of her newborn sister?

8. Why did Gram leave Gramps for a short time? How does she put this
time in perspective?
9. Give a general description of Sal’s observations of the Finney
household. What are two examples to support you description?

10. If the chapter was told from Mrs. Finney’s point of view instead of
Sal’s, how would it be different?

11. How is Sal more sensitive to Phoebe’s father’s feelings than Phoebe
herself?

12. How does Phoebe act when she arrives at Sal’s house to sleep over?

13. What do you think Sal’s dream means?

14. What has Mr. Winterbottom been doing to find his wife?

15. What was in Pandora’s box?

16. What message is Gram and Gramps trying to tell Sal at the end of
chapter 27?

chapter 28-34

1. What were the Black Hills like?

2. Why were Sal, Gram and Gramps disappointed with Mt. Rushmore?

3. Do you know what Old Faithful is?

4. Why do you think the poem, “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls” upset both
Phoebe and Sal?
5. When Sal comes to Phoebe’s defense in the police station, she
considers this a turning point. Why?

6. Why do you think the police called Mr. Winterbottom to the station?

7. What does Sal say about Phoebe’s mother?

8. What do both Sal and Phoebe do with possessions to comfort them?

9. What did Sal remember her mother telling her?

10. Give examples of what Sal visualizes.

11. What does Sal realize about Mr. Winterbottom?

12. What is the next secret message and what do you think it means?

13. What important clue does Sal discover at the police station?

14. How are Mrs. Cadaver, Mr. Birkway and Mrs. Partridge connected?

15. Why was Mr. Birkway sorry for reading Phoebe’s journal?

16. Why did Mr. Birkway come to the Winterbottom’s house?

17. What did he say happened to Mrs. Cadaver and his mother?

18. Did you predict this plot twist? Why or Why not?
19. How do the messages affect the way Sal views Mrs. Cadaver?

chapter 35-44

1. In the beginning of chapter 35 Sal describes the road that she is

traveling on with Gram and Gramps. Try to imagine what the road looks
like. Why did Sal feel as if she was “torn in two pieces” on this road?

2. Why is chapter 35 called The Plan?

3. Where do Ben, Sal, and Phoebe need go to find Mike Bickle?

4. How does the author make you want to read on at the end of chapter
36.

5. Where does Sal go after seeing Phoebe’s mom and the lunatic?

6. Where is Ben’s mother?

7. Who does Ben’s mother remind Sal of? Give one example to support
you answer.

8. How does Phoebe react after seeing her mother?

9. How do Mr. Winterbottom and Prudence prepare for Mrs.

Winterbottom’s homecoming?

10. How does Mrs. Winterbottom look when she arrives home?

11. What is Mike’s relationship to Mrs. Winterbottom?

12. Why was Mrs. Partridge leaving the messages for the Winterbottom’s
house?

13. Sal has a talk with Margaret Cadaver. Why doesn’t the author let us
know what they spoke about?

14. Why does Grams have to go to the hospital?

15. How does Gramps act toward Grams in the hospital?

16. Where does Sal drive the car?

17. Why do you think she has to go to this spot?

18. What is Sal exploring in the beginning of chapter 42?

19. Where does the sheriff take Sal?

20. What happened to Sal’s mother?

21. How did Sal’s father meet Mrs. Cadaver?

22. Sal says that behind Phoebe’s story was her own. What does she
mean by this?

23. Why did Gram and Gramps take Sal to Idaho?

24. What three things is Sal jealous of?

25. What is the author’s message in the last chapter?

26. Did you like the ending of the book? Why or Why not?