Answer:John remembers how he pushed his sister, Audrey's doll buggy down the stairs and it crashed and was smashed to pieces. He remembers his mother telling that when things get out of control it's in the devil's hands. He thinks of the events about to unfold in the present in the same way. Once they go to the new school defying segregation, there is no way of knowing what will follow next.
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