How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
She has to know, she can't do that.
What? She didn't see me? Do I look invisible to you? (6.1-2)
Dominique has repeatedly said that Trina thinks of her as invisible. Why is it so important to Dominique that she be seen by people? What does being visible to others have to do with respect, reputation, and, dare we say it, power?
Quote #5
I get the rules. They're just not my rules. My rules make sense:
I'm not in your face, don't be in mine. It's when you mess with my stuff […] that I have to respond. (6.11-12)
Dominique's rules (not her class rules) help us define her definition of respect: Leave Dominique and her stuff alone, and she'll leave you alone. Aggression is a mean of enforcing rules and a semblance of respect for Dominique.
Quote #6
Do what you want to do. Take what you want to take from me. Take it like it's yours. You better be happy with it because I won't let it slide when I respond. That's not a temper. That's me responding. Correcting. Setting things straight. (6.16)
Dominique decides that if she doesn't like something another person says or does, she's going to respond. She calls her response "correcting," like she's in the right, instead of a "temper." There's a moral flavor to her speech here to justify her means.