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How Does Quarta Fit In
Have you ever been the odd one out, and you just want to fit in? Well in the story “The Girl who was Born with only Two Arms and Two legs” by Stuart Baum, Quarta the main character felt anything but fit in. The problem was she only had two arms and two legs while all the other kids had four arms and four legs. Because of that Quarta was very underestimated. For that reason Quarta is treated differently, and nobody wanted to be her friend.
One reason why Quarta is underestimated is that she is treated differently. For instance Quarta has to get “special permission” to go on a school field trip to the beach, because her teachers are worried that “she will have trouble keeping up, or if an emergency occurred then she will just cause a problem

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