Summary

In “40. Rumpole,” Rodney is considering pursuing law. Keisha studies rather than spends time with Leah. In “41. Paranthetical,” it is noted that later in life, Keisha will realize that “the young man she had turned into a comic anecdote to be told at dinner parties was in many ways himself a miracle of self-invention” (228). In “42. Good place/No place,” Marcia enrolls in a Business Administration program. It is a “racket” (228). In “43. Contra,” a careers officer for their high school helps Rodney and Keisha choose colleges. In “44. Brideshead Revisited,” Keisha receives an interview offer. Rodney comes over to read the offer. It is implied that she has been offered an interview and not him. In “45. Economics,” Keisha’s family struggle to find the train fare to get Keisha to the college.

“46. Pause for an abstract idea” notes that the phrase “I don’t know you...