2.) mr. wings often speaks in Similes. Examine line 317 and interpret the meaning of the similes . What is the literal meaning of each statement? What is the figurative meaning as it applies to Tom?

3.) reread lines 319 330 what happens to Tom’s mother? What clues in the text allow readers to make this inference?

4.) why the hospital feels to tell Tom as if it is underwater. What is significant about this images of the sea?