How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
And that's why Trina can't blame anyone but Trina for this mess. So no. I don't have to tell Trina a thing. This might even be good for her. She might learn a lesson. (22.10)
It's in the lunchroom that Leticia makes her final decision about whether or not to tell Trina. Do you agree with why Leticia decides not to tell Trina that Dominique will jump her after school? Why or why not?
Quote #8
Steinbeck set Lennie up. Made him big, dumb, and too strong for his own good. Made him like soft things. Made him kill every soft thing he touched. What choice did Lennie have? What else was he going to do when that soft blonde flit came shaking her blonde curls in his face? (27.5)
Dominique has to write about the novel Of Mice and Men.She implies that Lennie didn't really have a choice when Curly's wife comes to him, that it's in his nature to destroy nice, soft things. What does this imply about how Dominique sees her own choices and her own nature?
Quote #9
I calmed down, whipped out Celina, hit 3 on speed dial, and started telling Bea what was happening. She started hollering in my ear while I tried to calm her down, but she wouldn't calm down. She kept saying, "Do something, Leticia. Do something." (29.7)
When Leticia's teacher Mr. Yerkewicz had a heart attack last year, Leticia chose to call Bea and gossip instead of calling 9-1-1. Wow. Just wow. Clearly, Leticia's priorities are totally selfish, and that selfishness is how she makes decisions.