Andrew+S.

Day 1 1. Why did Sal's father insist on her traveling with her grandparents to Idaho? Use evidence from the novel to support your answer. Sal's father insists on moving, because, in the book it says that her grandfather calls her a country girl.

2. Who does Sal decide to tell her grandparents a story about? Why did she choose to tell this story other than another story? Use evidence from the novel to support your answer. Sal tells about Pheobe, because, in the book, ot says that she has no other story to tell.

3. How did Sal get her name and what is the significance behind her name? Use evidence from the novel to support your answer. Sal's full name is Salmanca, because in the book, it says she is named after her tribe.

4. Compare how Sal's mother is similar to and different from her parents. Use evidence from the novel to support your answers. May 7, 2009 1. In the past we discussed the use of verbal irony in literature. What clues did the author give that helped the reader infer that Mrs. Partridge was blind? What do you think was ironic about Mrs. Partridge being blind? Mrs.Partridge is blind, because in the book, she had to feel Pheobe's face to to guess her age.

2. Use an event from Chapter 5 to support Sal's statement, "My grandparents can get into trouble as easily as a fly can land on a watermelon." Judging by what it says in the book, Sal's grandparents never get into trouble, so Sal's statement includes her flying, and landing on a watermelon, which is impossible, which means that it is "impossible" for her grandparents to get in trouble.

3. If you were Mrs. Winterbottom, how would you have felt about the way in which your family treated you?

4. Explain why blackberries reminded Sal of her mother. Explain something that reminds you of another person.