Walk Two Moons Test 2016 – Flashcards
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cadaver
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A dead body.
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cholesterol
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Fatty material found in cells.
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flinch
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to draw back or shrink, as with fear or pain
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puny
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small, weak and frail
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grotesque
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Deformed or distorted.
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bountiful
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plentiful; abundant
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cantankerous
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ill-tempered; ready to fight
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pandemonium
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A wild disorder, uproar, noise, or confusion
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malevolent
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Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
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lunatic
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An insane person.
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hankering
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A strong desire to have or do something; longing
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anonymous
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having an unknown or unacknowledged name
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nonchalantly
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Lack of interest, casually indifferent.
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obvious
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clearly evident; easily seen or heard.
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legitimate
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rightful; according to law
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herd
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gather
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edible
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able to be eaten
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accumulate
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to gather or collect
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ornery
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stubborn or difficult to manage
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gullible
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easily tricked or cheated; too trusting
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Salamanca Tree Hiddle (Sal)
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The 13-year old narrator who cannot accept what has happened to her mother until she arrives in Idaho.
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Phoebe
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Sal's best friend whose refuses to accept that her mother voluntarily left the family. She insists she has been kidnapped.
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Margaret Cadaver
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Sal's father's friend who lives next-door to Phoebe. She has wild red hair and is a twin.
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Gramps Hiddle
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Does NOT know how to fix cars. His wife left him for three days and moved in with the egg man.
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Gram Hiddle
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Was bitten by a snake. Loves to say Huzza! Huzza!
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Mr. Birkway
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Sal's English teacher who loves to share summer journals. He is a twin.
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Mrs. Winterbottom
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Phoebe's mother. She temporarily leaves her family to be reunited with the son she put up for adoption.
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Ben Finney
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Cousin of Mary Lou who likes Sal and is concerned about her flinching.
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How are Phoebe and Sal alike?
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Use the Venn Diagram we created in class for help with this question.
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How are the Finneys (Mary Lou's family) and the Winterbottoms (Phoebe's family) different?
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The Finneys are loud, playful and unpredictable. The Winterbottoms are prim, proper and respectable. Dinner at the Finney's is loud pandemonium. Dinner at the Winterbottom's is quiet and boring.
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Essay Question 1. Be prepared to choose one of the messages left by Mrs. Partridge and explain what it means. 2. Next, explain how the message relates to the characters in WTM. 3. Finally, explain how the message relates to all people.
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The Five Messages "Don't judge a man before you walk two moons in his moccasins." "Everyone has his own agenda." "In the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?" "You can't keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair. "You never know the worth of water until the well is dry."
