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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 decides to tell a story about her friend Phobe. She was telling them how she told them about Margeret and how she thinks that shes a killer. She thinks that because her hair is really frizzy and she is a mighty strong woman and how her friend thinks that she killed Mr. Cadaver and cut him up into a bunch of pieces and then buried them in the backyard.

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 got her name from her mother. Her entire name is, Salamanca Tree Hill. Her first name comes from an early culture. Her middle name comes from your basic tree. Salamncas mother thought that trees were such a beautiful thing that she decided to make it part of her childs name. Before she decicded on just tree she thought she was going to name her after her favorite tree the sugar maple tree but she thought that Salamnca Sugar Maple Tree was a bit to much.

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?

They infered that Mrs. Partridge is blind because in the nivel it states, " Mrs. Partridge put her fingers up to Phoebes face and mashed around gently over her eyelids and down her cheeks. " Just as i thought its two eyes a nose and a mouth." Mrs.Partridge laughed a wicked laugh that sounded as if it were off jagged rocks. I thought that that it was ironic becauswe her daughter is not blind and usually if one of yor parents are blind you carry genetics ar the same things as them to look or be like them.

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

Blackberries remind Sal of her mother would sit in the bybanks and pick blackberries all day and then bake with them. And she would make tons and tons of pies for the house and other guests. Whenever i see a tattoo or a tattoo gun it reminds me of my dad because all of his life he has tattooed and got tattoos all of his life most of the people in my family are tattooist.