1. She wanted to better herself, she did not want to be like everybody else in the projects.
2. She did not believe in relationships, so she focused on her education
3. Did not believe in friends, she did not believe that real friends existed, so she only had temporary acquaintances
4. Her mom does not teach her the right things, well does not thinks that sex is cool because she does not know any better herself
5. Drugs are tearing her family apart
Four Questions
1. Why didn't she get in trouble for being where she wasn't supposed to be?
2. Why is her mom cool with the fact that her daughter almost got raped ?
3. Is she going to keep talking to Dana after this incident ?
4. Does she still have respect for her mom?
Three Words
1. Trounce: to beat severely; thrash
2. Hound: to pursue or harass without respite
3. Gage: to appraise, estimate or judge
Literary Techniques
1. metaphor: "There seemed to be short commercials of pleasure and long-running dramas of pain, tragedy, and confusion " (p.35).
2. Simile "He had lips like comfortable pillows a light mustache" (p.36)
One Sentence Summary
1. There were good things and bad things that she witnessed growing up in the projects, which helped her learn how to be strong since she had dealt with many horrible situations.
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