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Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this story.

Which detail from "This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" supports the idea that Victor and Thomas aren’t very close anymore?

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Victor realizes he still cannot be friends with Thomas, even after Thomas goes with him to Arizona.
Victor realizes he still cannot be friends with Thomas, even after Thomas goes with him to Arizona.

There are many flashbacks in the story to when Thomas and Victor were young and close.
There are many flashbacks in the story to when Thomas and Victor were young and close.

The imagery of the jack rabbit in the desert is a metaphor showing their friendship is dead.
The imagery of the jack rabbit in the desert is a metaphor showing their friendship is dead.

Thomas asks Victor to take him along on the trip to Phoenix, Arizona, since he knew Victor’s dad.

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There are many flashbacks in the story to when Thomas and Victor were young and close.

Explanation: The frequent flashbacks to their childhood friendship highlight how close they once were, which by contrast shows that their relationship in the present is distant and strained.