The story is written so vividly that you felt yourself on the trip along with the story teller ! And her thoughts on the situation that the world was in at that time were so aptly put . It was also quite timely as well . Her description of how Woodrow Wilson dealt with the unpopular war ( WWI ) fit how Bush Jr is dealing with the Iraq war .

A: What might I have found so fascinating about the author 's story ?

After we finished work on the deck we drove around different places selling watermelons out of the back of Norm 's truck . We got about 150 for $ 100 and sold them 1 for $ 3 or 2 for $ 5 . We figured it 'd be an evening of easy money . Only we only sold about 20 so we did n't even make back our investment .

A: What is the maximum amount money we have lost selling the watermelons ?

He moaned himself into consciousness , and began wanking because he knew it was Vince behind him . In exasperation , he screamed to the ceiling , " Get out of my head ! " But for some reason beyond his control , he was willing the day to go quickly so he could experience the night again . He even removed all of the light bulbs in the flat so the darkness would come again earlier . Howard did n't go back to the club - he could n't witness that again .

A: Why did he remove the light bulbs from the flat ?

I ' m blocking the little town of Stanley ( where we stayed ) . Above is the little " pond " just before we arrived at Sawtooth Lake . The guide book said the hike was 8.5 miles , but we figured it was closer to 10 by the time we got down the mountain ( we did it in 4.5 hours including a 30 min . break at the lake ! ) .

A:
Was the guide book accurate about the mileage