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In "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona," how does the flashback to the meeting between Victor's father and Thomas in Spokane contribute to the story?

A) It adds humor by showing that each of the three characters was confused in his own way.

B) It adds surprise by showing that Victor's father had a kind heart underneath his roughness.

C) It adds tension by showing that Thomas was basically irresponsible.

D) It adds suspense by showing that Victor had been lying about his father.

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In "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona," how does the flashback to the meeting between Victor's father and Thomas in Spokane contribute to the story?

The answer is B because in the story it meantion that his father left money for both of the charcters that drove to pheniox arizona... and it doesnt mention that victor lied or anything like that hopefully i helped.



The correct answer is B.

In "This Is What It Means To Say Pheonix, Arizona", the flashback in which Thomas tells Victor about the time he met his father outside the reservation adds surprise to the story.

Victor's father had left him when he was only a child, and had not maintained a relationship with him after that. Victor's image of his father was very poor and he did not hold him in high regard. But Thomas's story about his father finding him outside the reservation, giving him food and then bringing him back showed a kind heart underneath his roughness that Victor had not known, thus creating an element of surprise within the story.