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What was the role of the scene with the brother ?

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Will Ellie's problems and her connection to Jenny get in the way of her work?

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Will Ellie's problems and her connection to Jenny get in the way of her work?

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"You're partially to blame, you know. Since you went blue collar with LAPD, all this pressure is on me to make it academically. Mom keeps saying she didn't send you to private school to ride a bike at work."

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"You're partially to blame, you know. Since you went blue collar with LAPD, all this pressure is on me to make it academically. Mom keeps saying she didn't send you to private school to ride a bike at work."

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Do you think Ellie's emotions are causing the problems on the work?

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"You're partially to blame, you know. Since you went blue collar with the LAPD, all this pressure is on me to make it academically. Mom keeps saying that she didn't send you to private school to ride a bike at work" (17).

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"You're partially to blame, you know. Since you went blue collar with the LAPD, all this pressure is on me to make it academically. Mom keeps saying that she didn't send you to private school to ride a bike at work" (17).

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Why isn't Ellie's mother supportive of her? What's wrong with aspiring to be a detective?

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"It's my teenage brother, Noah, his hands in the air and a joint falling out of his mouth" (14).

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'"With the plain, old English last name Rush and my pale skin color, I "pass"--but in my line of work, "passing" can actually be a liability"' (1).

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'"With the plain, old English last name Rush and my pale skin color, I "pass"--but in my line of work, "passing" can actually be a liability"' (1).

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"I don't know how long Jenny has been dead, but at least the maggots and flies haven't gotten to her yet" (25).

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"But Jenny is different. As of at least last week, her future was like mine -- wide open" (24).

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How can Ellie not let her cultural identity define her in the work force?

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How well can Ellie balance out her emotions and her job?

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My friends who are women's studies majors at my old college, Pan Pacific West, would have my head on a platter for saying anything so un-PC(1)

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What role is Ellie's family going to play in this book?

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"Her mom, with whom she lives, has been on her case with using four-letter words too much, so Nay's been trying to clean up her vocab" (9).