a- the depression
b- I think they all show that people change over time
g- Well, “keep your wits about you” is another way of saying don’t get comfortable and be ready
h- I think that the title is referring to when his dad was working and fell over.
It helps because he was the one that threw them off the train.
k- 1. The reader meets Charley
2. They meet doc
3. Charley throws people off
4. then the don’t get comfortable thingy…
5. then the story of him shooting a little boy
6. then the boxing story
7. then the whole hunting thing
8. then the stabbing

I think he tells all of these things because they all connect in some way.