Part of me needed to make sure that he was serious about spending time with me , about driving all the way across town in the darkest of night to see me , and about treating me and my space the way I deserve . When it became evident that Michael intends to continue coming around and that I am more than comfortable with him here , I realized that he deserves the same kind of respect from me that I was requiring from him . So , one weekday afternoon I spent two hours rearranging , scrubbing , spraying , and disinfecting every corner of the downstairs bathroom . I made it pretty , inviting and , while still utilitarian and used for storage , organized and odor - free .
Answer the following question: Why would the male subject be happy with the narrator ?

They finally got responsible .

Especially the first part of the first episode they showed ( two half hour episodes ) . Acetylene torpedoes ! Something went wrong at an acetylene place , and sparked a fire , and all those tanks took off like missiles ! I do n't know why they did n't shut down traffic both ways instead of just one .
Answer the following question: What would be the reason that shutting down the traffic in both ways would be preferrable ?

It is unsafe for people to be so close to the flames and unpredictable tanks .

Man this was living ! It would usually be a trip to Sears Roebuck for pants and shirts . There was no such thing as Wal Mart or K Mart back then and Sears was just outside of Washington , D.C.
Answer the following question: What is the narrator describing ?

An earlier time .

The little boy visited me a lot . After the mother died of a heart attack and the little boy went to live with older siblings , a young woman named Amy lived in that apartment . On the first floor lived an older African - American couple . For security there was a deadbolt on the front door to the building .
Answer the following question: What may be the reason for the dead bolt ?
They have had security issues in the past .