Salvage the bones Questions Describe the character? I'm kind of lost. What's happening in chapter 1? the dog giving birth? What's the conflict? the dog is having a hard time giving birth? Describe the setting? I don't know their house?

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Luckily for you, there are chapter summaries for this book here on enotes. Here is chapter 1, where you will usually find this information.

http://www.enotes.com/salvage-the-bones/chapter-1-summary

Esch is the main character. She has three siblings but her mother died in childbird with her fifth child. They live in New Orleans, where Hurricane Katrina is coming.

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