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1. What is the short poem that begins the novel about, and who wrote it?

The short poem that begins the novel is about a house of glass that has become unbearable for its inhabitants. Its inhabitants wish someone would break the glass, but no one dares because it looks too magnificent. The poem is by Edward Thomas.

2. Why do the Wiley brothers throw a party in Chapter 1?

The Wiley brothers throw a party in Chapter 1 to celebrate the 2008 election of Barack Obama.

3. What tragic event from the Civil Rights era does the image of the Obama children from the 2008 U.S. presidential election evoke for Evans' characters in London?

The tragic event from the Civil Rights era that the image of the Obama children from the 2008 U.S. presidential election evokes for Evans' characters in London is the bombing of a church in Alabama by the KKK which killed four small black children.

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