1. Describe what they used to haul water in: ____________________________________________

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  2. What three meals does Velma describe? ______________________________________________

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  3. What smell told Velma it would be a long Christmas? ____________________________________

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  4. How does Velma describe her parents sober relationship? ________________________________

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  5. What were the dark days and what were the sunny days? _______________________________

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  6. When did her mother start drinking? __________________________________________________

  7. How does being around people who drink into the night affect Velma now? __________________

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  8. Did the children notice when their mom was pregnant? __________________________________

  9. Did she change her routine when she was pregnant? ____________________________________

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  10. Who helped with her childbirth? _____________________________________________________