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Gramps pronounced Illinois 'Ill-ah-no-way,' exactly the way everyone in Bybanks, Kentucky, pronounced it, and hearing that 'Ill-ah-no-way' made me suddenly homesick for ______.
Bybanks
'That’s where we’ve been the past three hours, barreling through Indiana. You’ve been listening to the story of Peeby and plumb missed Indiana. Don’t you remember Elkhart. We ate lunch in Elkhart. Don’t you remember South Bend. You took a pee in South Bend. Why, you missed the entire ______ state.'
Hoosier
'Are we at the ocean.' Gram asked. 'We’re not supposed to be passing the ocean, are we.' 'You gooseberry, that’s ______.'
Lake Michigan
From the Howard Johnson Motel, Ill-ah-noway looked like it was seven thousand miles from the ______
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Ill-ah-noway looked precisely like northern Ohio to me, with its flat land and long, straight ______
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I kept drifting back to ______ when trying to imagine Lewiston, Idaho
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When my mother left for Lewiston, Idaho, my first thoughts were, 'How could she do that. How could she leave ______.'
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I felt numb, non-feeling. I didn’t know how to ______.
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Study Notes
The Journey Begins
- The story starts with Gramps and Gram taking Salamanca Tree Hiddle on a road trip from Bybanks, Kentucky to Lewiston, Idaho.
- They cross the Illinois state line, and Gramps teases Gram about missing Indiana.
- They stop at Lake Michigan, where Gram and Salamanca go barefoot in the water.
Salamanca's Reflections
- Salamanca thinks about her mother leaving for Lewiston, Idaho, and how she initially felt numb and lost without her.
- She recalls finding happiness on her own while watching a newborn calf, and realizing she can be happy without her mother.
- Salamanca is homesick for Bybanks, Kentucky, and misses her father.
The Road Trip Continues
- Gramps and Gram get lost in Chicago, and Salamanca prays for a safe journey.
- They plan to drive through Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana, crossing the Rocky Mountains into Idaho.
- Gramps is excited to visit the Badlands and Black Hills in South Dakota, which are places Salamanca's mother had visited on her bus trip to Lewiston.
