“When she turned seven that year, I told Brian and Lori that she needed a special birthday celebration. We know Mom and Dad wouldn’t get her presents, so we saved for months, went to the Dollar General Store, and bought her a toy set of kitchen appliances that were pretty realistic…We figured when she was playing, she could at least pretend to have clean clothes and regular meals” (206). 3. What can you infer about this family and their relationships?
4. Which part of the text led you to infer this?