Summary

Rachel narrates the first chapter in this section. On race day before the end of school Rachel wins the race. Instead of being accepted and congratulated by Carmen LaGuardia, the class president, when she puts the medal around her neck, Carmen makes fun of Rachel.

The next section is told from Roger’s point of view. Roger describes how he and Nella first met in a joint when Roger was stationed at Ramstein Air Force Base. When he learned that Nella was from Denmark, he commented that was from where the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales had come. Nella told him she was there only to learn English and planned to go back to Denmark and go to school. They made love that night.

Rachel narrates the next section. Drew and Aunt Loretta take her to see the Multnomah Falls. A...