Answer:
1. Waverly wants her mom to buy her some salted plums, but Waverly’s mom wants her daughter to display restraint (“invisible strength”).
2. Waverly’s mom rewards her for being silent with some of the plums.
3. Waverly describes how she and her brothers play in and around their neighborhood’s shops. She recalls how her mom told her about a girl who was killed by a cab in the streets.
4. When Waverly’s mom styles her daughter’s hair roughly, Waverly slyly asks what Chinese torture is.
5. At the Christmas party, Waverly gets rolls of Life Savers candy, and her brother Vincent gets a chess set which is missing some pieces.
6. Waverly’s brothers let her play chess with them when she offers some of her candies...
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