This chapter focuses mostly on Alma's family and inner turmoil. It begins with Alma debating whether or not to confront Alicia, her duplicitous trainee, and becoming so involved in this aspect of her work that she misses her own birthday celebration. In the restroom, she sees the words "Pig Killer" scrawled on the mirror and begins to question her role as savior of indigenous environments. Later, she attends a Micah Stroud concert with her mother, and in girlish fantasy imagines him supporting her cause and inviting her to go on tour with him. However, her hopes are dashed when he invites Anise Reed to stage, showing his support for the opposing cause. We then learn about how Beverley lived after she was saved from Anacapa and how Katherine met, married, and lost Greg Takesue.
Vocabulary:
Apostasy: The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief
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