1.  Explain why Travis  said he was "so mad at Bud Searcy that I couldn't see straight." (92) What has happened?

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2. Explain the trade that made Arliss happy. 

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3. Explain what Burn Sanderson did that reminded Travis of his father. What symbolic meaning did this gesture have for Travis - think deeply. 

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4. Consider the "plague of hydrophobia."  Travis is 14. He is the "man of the house." Explain what he must be thinking as Burn Sanderson explained to him how to cure Hydrophobia.   THINK DEEPLY

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