1.what roles do the adults or older figures play in the lives of the various narrators? select a figure from each of the four memoirs and write one sentence answering the question for each memoir.

2.all of these memoirs are told from the first-person point of view. why is it important that they are told in the first person? how would they be different if they were told from a different point of view?

3.select one of the memoirs from this unit and explain its theme. give at least one example from the story that illustrates the theme.