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3. How did Sal get her name and what is the significance behind her name? Use evidence from the novel to support your answer. She got her name from an indian trib, until her parentsfound out it was a diffrent trib name. They decided to keep her name salamanca.

Day 2 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? The clues were that when phobe and salamance past Mrs. Partidge house she said "Sal? Sal? is that you" when it whas clearly them and when she was sitting in her chair you could see right up her skirt and i think anyone that could see would notice it. and last she had to feel her face to guees how she was. And the ironic thing is that she is blind and she perfectly gueesed 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." Because When they were driving to washington DC they had to flats so they took the two back tiers of a cenotor and they thought that just because you can do in in Bybanks kentukey you can do it ther but you still cant especialy to a cenaters car. And another time they got in troble is when they were driving in philidelpha a police man pulled them over for bad driving for driving on the sholder but he thought in was another lane.

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