Quote 7
"If there is someone out in the woods, he knows that there is a dog in this boxcar," said Henry.
He took the new broom in his hand and waited. (6.67-6.68)
Henry and Jessie both admit they're frightened, but Henry is the one who picks up a weapon. Why is it his responsibility to be the family's protector?
Quote 8
"It looks like home," said Henry. "See the washing!" (4.62)
Making the boxcar look like the children's former house helps it feel like a real home.
Quote 9
"I thought we ought to have a tablecloth," he said. "So I got one at the store." (6.26)
Poor Henry—who has about $4 to his name and lives with his three siblings in a rusty box in the woods—thought that a tablecloth was a necessity. We're betting he wouldn't survive the zombie apocalypse.