Blake+B.


 * 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 her grandparents a story about, Phoebe Winterbottom. Sal chose this story because, her grandparents asked her to tell one of her good stories about her mother and the story she wants to tell, it is about that topic. Also, it says that the story is going to be about Phoebe Winterbottom. Her grandpa wanted one of her good stories and, she said it was extensivley strange, so she thought that story was good.

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

I would feel invisible, because  Prudence and Phoebe don't really pay attention to Mrs.Winterbottom. I would also feel bad or secretive, because Mrs.Winterbottom doesn't tell the kids how she is feeling and why she is crying. Next, I would feel mad, because the kids don't even bother to help Mrs.Winterbottom with the groceries. Even though she doesn't like help with those things, it would still be polite to ask.

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

Blackberries remind Sal of her mother, because when her hadn't left yet, they went blackberry picking in fields and pastures in Bybanks, Kentucky. Sal went to Phoebe's house to eat dinner. Mrs.Winterbottom was making blackberry pies. Sal saw them and that instantly reminded her of her mother. Recall, Sal and her mother usually went blackberry picking, and now that her mother left, she always remembers that.


 * Thoughts and Feelings:** I thought that, when Phoebe and Sal were eating dinner at the Finney's, she acted very strange. I think this, because she wouldn't eat any cholesterol foods. Also, she just ended up with a dry bowl of muesli. To me, I thought that was pretty funny.