During the civil war, ordinary individuals who wanted to aid the war effort acted as spies. In a chauvinistic society, women were rarely noticed or seen as suspicious, so they took advantage of this and used them as spies.
Some of the best themes to write / think about when it comes to this book is education, poverty, social inequality, and violence, but on the less gloomy side there's also a lot of themes of perseverance, and hope. These should apply well to chapter 8, Good luck!
I do not understand your question...
Answer:
Gretchen has always been very good at math.
