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1. Where is a little boy at the beginning of the book and what is he doing?

A dark-skinned five-year-old boy is sitting in the living room of a small country house at the end of a dirt road in Carolina. He has his knees pulled to his chest and his arms wrapped around his legs. He is struggling to keep the laughter he feels inside.

2. What type of dress is the boy's mother wearing at the beginning of the book?

The boy's mother is seated on the couch wearing a tattered gray dress. It is a dress she bought before he came into the world, and it aged with him. The blue floral pattern faded. The threads around the hem came loose. The dress looks like it cannot hold together much longer.

3. What happens as the boy tries to be invisible at the beginning of the book?

The boy's mother decides to fix all of his favorite foods to entice him to appear. Soon the boy can smell his favorite foods. He falls asleep, and his father finds him and carries him into the dining room to eat. The boy wonders if his father could really see him. His father says that does not matter. What matters is that he felt safe.

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