Summary

Section 4: Pages 161-243

The "Sections" of this guide have been demarcated by the writer of the guide, rather than the novel's author. "Section 4" refers to the following: "Yessenia Lopez" (161), "Mia Oviedo" (165), "Joanne Madsen" (170), "Teddy Dobbs" (177), "Ricky Hernandez" (180), "Michelle Volkman" (187), "Yessenia Lopez" (194), "Jimmie Kendrick" (198), "Ricky Hernandez" (202), "Yessenia Lopez" (206), "Michelle Volkmann" (212), "Teddy Dobbs" (220), "Ricky Hernandez" (226), "Mia Oviedo" (232), "Yessenia Lopez" (235), "Teddy Dobbs" (239).

The narration titled "Yessenia" begins on page 161. Yessenia tells a story about how she and Cheri talk to Joanne. They tell Joanne about Michelle tricking Cheri and Cheri's parents into placing her at ILLC. Yessie tells Cheri that she has to stop telling everyone she is schizophrenic or people will think she is crazy. They plead with Joanne to try to get Cheri moved back to her home or something better. Joanne says that Michelle's job is in recruitment, not transitioning people to...