He's talking morals after abandoning his wife in a roadside diner.
He tells the anecdote of his mother because he thinks the boy is wrong for fleeing his mother. It's not ironic since Mr. Shiflet does it on purpose. Ironically, he is blaming himself for abandoning his mother, who was a divine gift. He recently left his wife at a diner. He should know better than to abandon people...
A word that comes from the Latin claudere meaning "to shut" is the word Claustrophobia. The word claustrophobia comes from the Latin word claudere meaning "to close" and from the Greek word -phobia meaning "fear of". Therefore, the meaning of Claustrophobia is fear of being closed in a confined place.
Answer:
1)doesn't she?
2)hasn't he?
3)don't they?
4)weren't you?
5)isn't he?
6)shouldn't we?
7) I don't know this one.
8)wasn't it?
9)haven't I?
10)won't we?
