![]() She feels she can't tell her father about the assault, and has nightmares about it. These men prepare to sexually assault her, but she manages to get away. ![]() Hanna is assaulted by two drunken men in the street who tear her dress, scratch her, and squeeze her hard enough to make a bruise. When she says that he's hurting her, he says, "You think that hurts?" Hanna learns to shoot a rifle to keep them safe on their journeys. Papa's mood changes often, and at one point he yanks Hanna into a wagon. Her papa had "throttled a man half to death" because someone had insulted his wife. Her mother dies as a result of smoke inhalation when she tries to save someone during the riots. ![]() Hanna witnesses riots in Los Angeles where the White majority lynches Chinese men, burning and looting their homes and businesses. ![]()
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