Who is telling the story?: One of the classmates who is a girl.

What does she think of Ms. Ralston and the conflict over the water?: She thinks that its silly.

From what point of view is the story told?: Limited omniscient

What is the setting?: The setting of the story begins with a random girl talking about how every Friday, in the last hour of school there would be this team called the Junior Red Cross who would play softball every Friday.

How does the setting intensify the conflict?: When the girl says that big kids elbow down everyone to go and get the best books

What kind of conflict is it? (provide evidence for this conflict): Person vs Environment. the boys were going to beat up Alma Niles

Who is the protagonist? How do you know?: The girl who is telling use the story.

In what way has everything changed on that Friday?: Everything changed when girls got to go and get water.

What is the message (theme) the author is exploring: Don’t think girls can do less then boys