During December a crate arrives and once pried loose reveals a doll glued to a stand. There’s a butterfly in her tight black hair. The dress is sashed red to the waist, the limbs won’t move, and the eyes won’t close. Who wants a doll that can’t be cuddled? Still, the child is forced to write her mother and, until I love and miss you, every word is what she’s been warned against, a lie.
Answer: During December a crate arrives and once pried loose reveals a doll glued to a stand. There’s a butterfly in her tight black hair. The dress is sashed red to the waist, the limbs won’t move, and the eyes won’t close. Who wants a doll that can’t be cuddled? Still, the child is forced to write her mother and, until I love and miss you, every word is what she’s been warned against, a lie.
Explanation: The details in one of the passages help readers imagine the child’s feelings of abandonment and loneliness.
“P begins to tell Junior about teaching Mary, Junior's sister. He says she was the smartest kid he ever taught—smarter even than Junior. She wanted to be a romance novelist.”
