What does Pony mean when he says the socs were "reeling pickled"? How does this affect Pony and Johnny’s feelings towards them?

Read the excerpt from the travels of marco polo and study the map. when the traveler leaves kuh-banan he goes for fully eight days through a desert. . after these eight days he reaches a province called tun and kain, where there are cities and towns in plenty. it is situated on the northern borders of persia. there is an immense plain here, in which stands the solitary tree, which the christians call the dry tree. based on the excerpt and the map, what makes the journey to kain difficult? the kais sea travel through shiraz mountains and dry conditions the dry tree plains

When a mother loses her child, she's — highly agitated from strong emotion. a scene is if there's lots of action with little order.

What can you infer about esperanza's character from the fact that she argues three days with her mother trying to persuade her to write the note?