Read the excerpt from “In the Victory Garden.”PEARL: Well? What are you doing here when there’s fighting to be done? Won’t they let a German boy into the army, Heinrich? That is your name isn’t? Heinrich?

Pearl challenges Heinrich about why he is not fighting and emphasizes that he is a German boy. Her pointed questions suggest she distrusts him because of his German background. The excerpt does not show her welcoming him or hoping to be friends.

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