Read the following passage from walk two moons.
wet with dew, straggly branches slapped and scratched at my legs and hid uneven ground so that several times i tripped, tumbling and sliding downward.
which type of conflict best characterizes the events in this passage?
(1 point)
character vs. self character vs. nature character vs. society character vs. character
2. what effect does sal’s visit with margaret cadaver have on her? (1 point)
she becomes best friends with margaret. she is filled with courage to face her future. she gains a new sense of understanding. she gains new hope that her mother will return.
3. which of the following archetypal patterns best categorizes gram? (1 point)
the sage the hero the villain the lunatic
4. in the novel, gramps always ends the story about his marriage bed by saying, “. . i’m going to die in that bed, and then that bed will know everything that there is to know about me.”
which of the following does gramps’s marriage bed most likely symbolize?
(1 point)
the journey of life the comforts of home the loss of a loved one the commitment of marriage
5. which of the following best describes the relationship between sal’s father and margaret cadaver?
(1 point)
faithful overprotective smothering supportive
6. which of the following passages from the novel best supports the story’s theme of hope? (1 point)
i asked if i could sit there for a little while, because i wanted to memorize the place. in the midst of the still morning, with only the sound of the river gurgling by, i heard a bird. it was knowing that i was this close and might not be able to do what i had come to do, and it was knowing that i needed to get back to gram. by now the sky was pale pink, and it was easier to find the uphill trail, but harder going as it was a steep incline.
7. which of the following conflicts from the novel is left unresolved at its conclusion? (1 point)
sal’s fears of travel and driving the status of ben’s relationship with sal how gramps copes with the loss of gram phoebe’s ability to accept a new brother
8. what is most likely true about sal’s future with phoebe and ben? (1 point)
they will gradually grow apart. they will make an effort to remain friends. sal will visit them during summer vacations. sal will return to ohio to be near them.
9. choose the meaning that best matches the word in italics.
at first he did not want to go on the roller coaster, but his friends badgered him until he gave in.
(1 point)
begged asked nicely harassed mocked
10. in chapter 40, sal receives the gift of a chicken from ben. the chicken’s name is blackberry. explain the irony in ben’s gift and the name that he gives it.