What is the theme for the poem “Grease Fire” by Rudy Francisco?

Why did the narrator's mother get water from outside three times a day?

What point is the author trying to make by comparing the travel times of the first transcontinental railroad and the first transcontinental flight?

Which change should be made to improve this sentence? allen jumped in the puddle and his new shoes got wet and muddy. a)the new shoes got wet and muddy and allen jumps in the puddle. b)allen jumped in the puddle and got his new shoes wet and muddy. c)allen jumped in the puddle and gets his new shoes wet and muddy. d)the new shoes are getting wet and muddy and allen jumped in the puddle.