Use clues from walk two moons to form a prediction about the mystery sal's missing mother. what do you think is the reason she will not be returning to sal and her father? what text clues lead you to draw this conclusion?

A reader can empathize that Sal's mother would not return because of depressed state. The reader can further predict the mother's plan through Sal's narration and the mother. 
Sal's determination to see her mother's dying place, tells readers the novel has a major mystery. Sal's mother starts showing her sad choices when she loses her child. She then feels jealous and gives a clue, she has given up on family.