4. In Chapter 109, Mrs. Alexander asks Christopher if he is telling the truth when he says that he
wasn't upset when he found out that his mother and Mr. Shears were having an affair (Haddon 75).
Why do characters such as the policeman and Mrs. Shears ask Christopher if he is telling the truth?
What inferences can you draw about their reasons for asking him this question?

Which statement best describes a difference between the poem "ellis island" and the essay ": a native american view"? the poem discusses difficulties encountered by europeans, but the essay does not. the essay discusses the identity of the author, but the poem does not. the poem discusses immigration in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but the essay does not. the essay discusses hopes for america, but the poem does not.