The Bean Trees

How does Mattie deal with Taylor's fear of exploding tires?

She laughs and pokes fun at her.

She throws a can filled with water at her.

She blows up a tire so Taylor can see it.

She forces Taylor to carry several tires across the lot.

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She throws a can filled with water at her.

Mattie takes a five-gallon can and fills it halfway with water, then throws it at Taylor. She tells her that it is twenty-eight pounds of water, which is the weight in a tire. She says that the damage Taylor just suffered (she just got the wind knocked out of her) is the worst that could happen with the small tires in the shop.

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