questions Beyond the house was a large field for the children to play in, and beyond the field were woods that went on damn near forever. Question 1: What’s the meaning of ‘went on damn near forever?’ What’s the meaning of ‘went on?’ “What do you think?” “I think it’s beautiful,” Rachel said, and that was a huge weight off his chest-and off his mind. She wasn’t kidding, he saw; it was in the way she was looking at it as they turned in the asphalted driveway that curved around to the shed in back, her eyes sweeping the blank windows, her mind already ticking away at such matters as curtains and oilcloth for the cupboards, and God knew what else. Question 2: What’s the meaning of ‘in the way?’He parked in front of the shed and turned off the wagon’s motor. The engine ticked. In the silence, which seemed very big after Chicago and the bustle of State Street and the Loop, a bird sang sweetly in the late afternoon. Question 3: What’s the meaning of ‘which seemed very big after Chicago?’ ( the silence here is BIG? )