Critical-Thinking Questions "Thirteen and a Half"
1. Describe the personalities of the two main characters the narrator and Ashley, Support
your ideas with details from the text.

i think she wanted to protect her children from the extreme racism of the american south.

what are the options?

specific audience will understand the main ideas. for example, if you were writing an instruction manual for rocket scientists, it would likely look very different from one you would write for young children. your language, tone, and writing style would change significantly.