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facts nola confronted them with, often at the dinner table.
interrupting her parents’ conversation to say brightly, “did you know
that nero’s favorite color was green? he carried a giant emerald and
held it up to his eye to watch christians being devoured by lions.” and
once at a large family gathering, “did you know that last week
downtown a little baby’s nose was chewed off by rats in his crib — a
little black baby?” nola meant only to call attention to herself, but you
couldn’t blame her listeners for being offended. they stared at her, not
knowing what to say. what a strange child! what queer glassy - pale
eyes! mr. dietrich told her curtly to leave the table; he’d had enough
of the game she was playing and so had everyone else.
21 nola stared at him, her eyes filling with tears. game?
22 when they were alone mr. dietrich said angrily to mrs. dietrich:
“can’t you control her in front of other people at least?” mrs. dietrich
was angry too, and frightened. she said, “i try.”
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23 they sent her off aged fourteen to the portland academy up in
maine, and without their help she matured into a girl of considerable
beauty. a heart - shaped face, delicate features, glossy red - brown hair
scissor - cut to her shoulders. five feet seven inches tall weighing less
than one hundred pounds, the result of constant savage dieting. (mrs.
dietrich, who has weight problems herself, doesn’t dare inquire as to
details. they’ve been through that already.) thirty days after they’d
left her at the portland academy, nola telephoned home at 11:00 p.m.
one sunday giggly and high, telling mrs. dietrich she adored the school
she adored her suitemates she adored most of her teachers
particularly her riding instructor terri, terri the terrier they called the

paragraph: 22

1. what was mr. and mrs. dietrich’s

view of nola when she was
younger? how do you know?
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^7 a roman emperor
^8 strange, odd

Explanation:

Mr. and Mrs. Dietrich saw young Nola as strange, embarrassing, and difficult to control. This is shown by Mr. Dietrich calling her odd behavior a "game" and angrily demanding Mrs. Dietrich control her in front of others, while Mrs. Dietrich feels frustrated and frightened by her inability to manage Nola's outbursts that upset family gatherings.

Answer:

Mr. and Mrs. Dietrich viewed young Nola as strange, embarrassing, and unmanageable. We know this because Mr. Dietrich was angered by her inappropriate comments (calling them a "game" and ordering her away from family), and both he and Mrs. Dietrich were frustrated by her inability to behave properly in front of others, with Mr. Dietrich demanding Mrs. Dietrich control her, and Mrs. Dietrich admitting she tries but struggles.