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1. What is one way, as Spiotta puts it, to understand what happens to Sam in Part I in terms of the upheaval in her life?

One way, as Spiotta puts it, to understand what happens to Sam in Part I in terms of the upheaval in her life is that it all started when she first saw the house she ends up buying.

2. How are the house Sam buys and her decision to leave her husband related?

The house Sam buys and her decision to leave her husband are related because she decides to leave her husband the minute she puts her offer in to buy the house.

3. What is going on with Lily, Sam's mother, in Part I?

In Part I, Lily, Sam's beloved mother, is seriously ill, but she has told Sam she does not really want to talk about or dwell on her illness.

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