The use of vocabulary specific to the topic
A. back at the chrysanthemum bed she pulled out the little crisp shoots, trimmed off the leaves of each one with her scissors and laid it on a small orderly pile.
Answer: Both Sydney and Asiieh live in bad living areas and are having a rough time in their life.
Explanation:
The South Side of Chicago is known for their high rate of crime. Asiieh worries about her family and if she will ever leave the area she was born in and have a better life.