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1. How do the residents of Ramsey Hill view Patty Berglund?

Patty is one of the few stay-at-home moms in the neighborhood of Ramsey Hill and was one of the "pioneers" of the neighborhood. She is known for always speaking well of others and for being cheerful and sociable, the sort of person who always remembered everyone’s birthday.

2. What is the only information about her past that Patty shares with others?

Patty does not share a lot of information about her background. It is known only that Patty was an excellent basketball player when she was younger and that she came from a suburb of New York. Regarding her parents, she will only say that her father is a lawyer and her mother an assemblywoman.

3. Who is Carol Monaghan and what is her relationship to the Berglunds?

Carol Monaghan is the Berglunds' next-door neighbor. She is a single mother who lives with her daughter, Connie. Despite Carol's questionable behavior (she takes advantage of Patty's offer to babysit, she ignores Jessica, and she flirts with Walter and Joey), Patty will not say a bad word about her.

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