Question 13 In 3-5 sentences, write a summary of this excerpt from Surviving Antarctica by Andrea White.
From her stall at the flea market in Times Square, Polly Pritchard watched the bustle of the vendors behind aging stands, the brightly colored signs of all shapes and sizes, and the crowds of worried-looking people carrying shopping bags. She reminded herself that she didn’t know what else to do. Although she had been a nationally recognized student on EduTV, she had lost her Toss. Her mother was disabled. A few years ago, her father had died of tuberculosis. Without the help of a Toss scholarship, she had no money to continue in school. When the flea market offered her father’s old stall, she had to take it. So here she was today, working as a memorist for the first time. Mr. Pebst, her father’s former partner, had willingly given her the money for the stall in exchange for an agreement that she would give him twenty percent of her take
Sentence #1: ___(Somebody)___ wants ____(something)__________.
*
Polly Pritchard wants to make money and is working as a memorist at a flea market stall in Times Square after losing her scholarship and facing financial struggles due to her father's death and mother's disability.
Sentence #2: But ___(something happens)______.
*
Polly Pritchard is working at a flea market in Times Square after losing her Toss scholarship and experiencing personal tragedies.
Sentence #3: Then _____(something else happens).
*