Summary: In this chapter Jeannette needs two-thousand dollars for school. She only has a thousand, so she's going to drop out of school. She tells Rex, and he gives her a thousand dollars. Jeannette finishes school. Rex and Rose move into an abandoned house and Jeannette moves in with her boyfriend Eric. She marries Eric four years later. Rose comes to Jeannette asking for a million dollars to buy her uncles' land, because she wants to keep it in the family. Jeannette won't give her the money so Rose is disappointed in her. Brian joins the police force and Lori is artist specializing in fantasy. Maureen lives with Rex and Rose, and is starting to act like them. She goes crazy and stabs Rose. She goes to a mental hospital for a little bit, than moves to California. Brain gets married and has a baby girl. Rex has a heart attack, and dies. A year after Rex dies Jeannette leaves Eric. She gets married again to a man named John. Four years after Rex died Lori, Brian, and Rose go to Jeannette house for Thanksgiving.

Main characters: The main characters in this chapter are Jeannette, Rex, Rose, Brian, Lori, and Maureen.

Character development: Jeannette loses touch with most of her family. When they all get together at the end of the chapter they talk about "the old days". They laugh and have a good time. She's getting closer to her family now that she's older.

Setting: This chapter takes place in New York City, and just outside of New York City. The chapter goes through the last 5 years.

Quote:

" Most people in Welch had a pretty good idea how bad off the Walls family was, but the truth was, they all had their problems, too - they were just better than we were at covering them up."

This quote is important because everybody in Welch was poor and like the Walls family, but the Walls were different. The other family's would try to make their old, ugly homes look better, but the Walls wouldn't. The other family's would try to look better, and the Walls wouldn't. The Walls never cared what other people thought.

Vocabulary:
Charismatic: Of, having, or characteristic of charisma.
Rotgut: Cheap and inferior liquor.