Question 13 In 3-5 sentences, write a summary of this excerpt from Surviving Antarctica by Andrea White.

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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)__________.
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Sentence #2: But ___(something happens)______.
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Sentence #3: Then _____(something else happens).
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Sentence #4: So ___(something final happens/result of the but)_______________.
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Answer 1

Polly Pritchard finds herself working as a memorist at a flea market in Times Square after losing her scholarship and facing financial difficulties due to her father's death and mother's disability. Despite her previous success as a student, she feels powerless in her current situation. However, she is determined to make the best of her circumstances and decides to take on the stall offered to her. As a result, she enters a new chapter in her life as a memorist at the flea market, with Mr. Pebst as her business partner.