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1. What is Andi's behavior like as the book opens?

As the book opens Andi is a depressed young woman. She is bitter and angry and tends to alienate those she comes in contact with.

2. What do we know about Andi's brother, Truman?

Andi's brother, Truman, died two years before the story opens. So far we don't know why he died or how, only that it has caused Andi to be deeply depressed.

3. How is Andi's mother coping with the death of Truman?

Andi's mother is not dealing with Truman's death well. She spends the day painting portraits of her dead son and she refuses to eat.

4. What is the relationship like between Andi and her mother as the book opens?

Andi has become her mother's caretaker. It is up to Andi to help her mother through her grief and to protect her while she is unable to protect herself. Andi has a difficult time doing this because she herself is depressed. As a result her school work is suffering.

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