1. Ruth’s mother cuts wedding announcements out of the local paper and puts them on the family’s refrigerator, despite not knowing any of the people concerned personally. She also carefully irons an old catalog that looks like something a rich person would have and carefully places it on her coffee table. What insights do these details give into her character, and into Ruthie’s family life? 2. Discuss the relationship of the weather to daily existence in Waitsfield, particula