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1. Why is Brandon not in school on September 11?

Brandon is not in school on September 11 because he has been suspended from school. The school bully, Stuart Pendleton, took his friend's Wolverine gloves and would not give them back, so Brandon punched him in the nose.

2. Where does Brandon go when he is suspended from school on September 11?

There is no one at home to watch Brandon when he is suspended from school, so he has to go to work with his dad that morning. His father cannot take a sick day. They take the train to the World Trade Center where his father works.

3. What has Brandon had drilled into him since he was four?

Brandon's mother died of cancer five years ago when he was only four. Since that time, his father has drilled into him that the two of them are a team. That is how they will survive--together. It is them against the world.

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