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Eugenia speaks with confident certainty about something she has no evidence for. The phrase 'apparently I am the only one' is the language of a person who has decided everyone else is wrong — even when she is.
'I do think,' said Eugenia, 'that this has something to do with that pig. And I do think, apparently I am the only one around here who does.'
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Narration Prompt
In your own words, tell what happens in chapter 8.
Discussion Questions
- Eugenia is sure Mercy is involved without any evidence. She uses the phrase 'I am the only one around here who does.' What does this phrase tell us about how Eugenia thinks about disagreement?
- Compare Eugenia's reasoning here with Officer Tomilello's careful reasoning in chapter 6. Both are facing an unusual situation. Why do they reach opposite kinds of conclusions?
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it seems; from outward appearances
Item 2
the things that prove or disprove a claim
Item 3
the cause of something; to be blamed or credited for it
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