Oranges are not the only fruit Numbers & Deuteronomy

What horrifies Jeanette about the new raincoat that her mother buys for her?

How does the narrator characterize people who spend their lives collecting remnants of the past?

According to the narrator, who alone knows how events actually took place?

According to the narrator, how do people make sense of the past?

What is the name of the girl working at the fish stand who catches Jeanette’s attention?

To what ordinary act does the narrator compare the process of constructing historical narratives?

What novel does Jeanette’s mother refer to when Jeanette begins to worry about romantic relationships with men?

What historical dictator does the narrator refer to when claiming that people craft narratives about the past?

What does Jeanette do the night after her mother warns her never to let anyone touch her “down there”?

What does Melanie request when she raises her hand at the church?