What did mormons experience as they traveled from the midwest to the salt lake basin? they had major problems with native americans. they discovered a new passage that made travel simple. they had a difficult journey through barren lands. the journey was surprisingly easy.

I think the answer is They had a difficult journey... since they did.  They were killed, pushed out and bullied.  

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

here's an excerpt i found: "i was ushered into the fitting room, your mother watching approvingly as i took off my coat and sweater and tried on the bra."

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study of past cultures