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Pg.76;”W I guess he was sick and no one knew it. He went to the hosppital for some tests and died of some gigantic heart attack or something.” This shows that noeone knows how or why Mr.Furts died.

”And Derek is NOT a jerk.” Beth-Ann said. I chose this because it is a plot in the story. Mary-Lou and Beth-Ann are not friends. This creates problems for Mary-Lou.

”I like you Mary-Lou” Alex said. This is the starting of the ”rising action” of the story. Mary-Lou and Alex being boyfriend and girlfiend.

.1)Describe Beth-Ann’s new behavior. How does Mary-Lou feel about it?

Beth-Ann’s new behavior is flurting and bragging about her boyfriend, Kenny. She always flurts on the phone and goes out untill 2 am with Kenny. Mary-Lou feels jealous that she doesn’t have a boyfriend and Beth-Ann’s bragging about it.

 .2)How does Mary-Lou react to Mr.Furtz’s death?

Mary-Lou reacts to Mr.Furtz’s death astonishingly. Mr.Furtz’s children are careless of the situation. They just played manopoly with their cousins, acting like nothing had happened to their family.

Maggie and her boyfriend, Kenny get in a fight and break up and be boyfriend and girlfriend. After being with Kenny and another time she hung up the phone after talking with Kenny and cries when she hangs up.Maggie also fought with her parents when she is late after being with Kenny and gets in trouble. Mary Lou becomes jealous when Maggie and beth-Ann went to the party. Mr.Futs dies from a heart attack. His brother takes over the Mr.Futs’ job.

As a connector, I had to think a little to have something to pop out of my cerebrum like a light bulb on top of my head. I myself had to write a diary for my summer when I was an infant. Mary Lou wrote this story about her diary for the summer. I also had a connection with the story when I had my not that poor Uncle Mark and he had to stay with us in our house for a while though. Relating to the book, my uncle was a little timid and docile about expressing his life, mood, and day; which relates to Mary Lou’s uncle; Uncle Carl Ray.