How does the slip from third-person omniscient narration into free indirect discourse shape the novel? Why do you think Ruby narrates in this way?

How does Ruby weave magical realism into the story? How do you think the kidnapping in particular would have read differently if it lacked magical elements? Why do you think Ruby chose to introduce them?

Analyze the role setting plays in this novel. What elements of the setting are critical to the story, and why? Would this book work if it were set somewhere else?