Summary

Rachel again appears as the narrator in this chapter. She learns that Anthony Miller, a boy in her class, is part Indian when he recognizes the Ojibway as his mother’s tribe. The other children laugh at Anthony but he does not seem to care. He laughs along with them. Rachel is Anthony’s girlfriend in secret. He kisses her and makes her feel like a princess.

Rachel also details in this section a visit by Aunt Loretta’s friend Helen. Rachel notices a difference in the way Loretta treats Helen—almost as if she is entertaining a queen. She hears Loretta say she divorced Nathan because he was messing around, both with women and men. When Rachel reenters the room, she mentions in conversation that her mother was from Denmark. The conversation turns, and Helen comments that she figured a...