The chapter starts out with Jeannette at age 7. Her family has moved again into their grandmas house because she passed away. Jeanette's father is becoming an alcholic. That winter their family wanted to have a big Christmas party for the first time. So they save up money and buy a tree and presents for each other. On Christmas night Jeanette's father is extremely drunk and receives a lighter for a present. immediately after receiving the lighter he goes up to the tree and lights it on fire. The tree quickly burned and took all the presents along with it. Later that week Jeanette's father decides to take her and her brother and sister to the zoo to prove to them that the animals are not dangerous. When they get there her dad goes up to where the cheetah is and climbs the fence taking Jeanette along with him. He goes up to the cheetah and starts petting it and shows Jeannette its safe. By this time many people are crowding around them and cannot believe whats happing. Then someone called security and they got out safely and kicked out of the zoo.
I think that Jeanette's father has a drinking problem and he is putting his kids in extreme danger.
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