Erin

Dear Mrs. Clark Evans, I no longer have any clue where the ending of each reading assignment is so I finished the book and am trying to make up the work I miseed. Unfortunately, this is extremely difficult to do when you aren't sure of the reading assignment. I am trying though! Thanks!

Day 1- What does the ash symbolize?

Why are the boy and the man so afraid of being seen by civilization?

Why is the boy so important to the man when the world was already in despair?

What are the man's dream often about and why? What do they symbolize?

Why are there only two bullets to the gun?

Day 2- Recorder

Day 3- Vocabulary (??) Dessicated- Desiccation is the state of extreme dryness Predicated-Found or base something on culvert- Noun: A tunnel carrying a stream or open drain under a road or railroad.

Day 4- Vocabulary ( I think???) Windrows- a row of cleanly cut hay Combers- A machine that combs wool Tallboy- Noun: A tall chest of drawers, typically one mounted on legs and in two sections, one standing on the other.

Day 5 (Quotes)-

"When the light broke over the beach again, he saw the boy was bent over and was whispering to himself" This shows that even though the boy has his father and rarely seems to be lonely, he is lonely and needs other companionship besides his father, especially as the father is dying.

"'Is the dark going to catch us?' 'I don't know' 'It is, isn't it?'" I think this is symbolism because the dark can symbolize a lot of things, including death. As the ever looming possibility of the father dying, it is getting closer and closer and it seems like the "dark" will soon catch them.

"'I know. We'll take one step at a time.' 'Okay' 'Don't let go'" This quote is kind of emotional because the ever looming possibility of the death of the father is still looming over head but they know that each other is all they have. They understand that their relationship is insanely important.

Day 6- Vocabulary (again?) Leanto- Isthmus- 1. A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land. Effigies-
 * **1.** A structure with a single-pitch roof that is attached to the side of a building as a wing or an extension.
 * 2.** A shelter or shed having a roof with a single slope or pitch. ||
 * A crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group.
 * A likeness or image, especially of a person.