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1. Why was Tookie at a perilous age when she committed her crime?

Tookie was at a perilous age when she committed her crime. Although she was in her 30s, she acted like a teenager. It might have been 2005, but she partied like it was 1999. She drank and drugged like she was 17.

2. What did Tookie do for Danae?

Danae had a lover who had gone back to his wife and then died. Danae asked Tookie to get Budgie's body and bring it back to her. Tookie had worked for a company driving a refrigerated truck, but still had keys. She took the truck to the place where Budgie lived with his wife. She put his body in the truck and drove to Danae.

3. What did Tookie want while she was waiting for her trial for moving Budgie's body?

Tookie waited for her trial in jail. She did not like to watch television, so she called Danae and Mara to get them to drop off some books. However, both of their phone numbers were disconnected. Jackie Kettle, Tookie's seventh-grade teacher, went to a rummage sale, and she bought some books that she sent to Tookie.

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