CR Questions

"Girl"
3) Why does one of the characters say so much and the other so little?
The mother talks so much because she has so much knowledge to pass on to her daughter. A mothers job is to teach her daughter the proper mannerisms of how to become a woman and this is what she is attempting to do. The daughter chooses to not say anything other than to repeat what her mother says simply out of respect. The young girl is already being scolded for not acting like a lady. Talking and interrupting her mother would only be more detrimental to their conversation.

"Hills Like White Elephants"
4) Consider that this story was written in the 1920s and set in Spain, a Catholic country. How do those details complicate the balance of power in this relationship, especially given the specifics of the couple's current circumstances?
This does complicate the situation somewhat. Abortion was a relatively new procedure back then so the outcomes would vary. Spain being a Catholic country changes the entire outlook. Catholicism looked down upon abortion. In their religion abortion is considered murder. This would make this abortion nearly impossible to happen.

"The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven"
2) In his remembered conversation with the police officer, the narrato is told that he's "making people nervous. You don't fit the profile of the neighborhood." What does the police officer mean? How does the narrator interpret his comment?
The police officer is saying that essentially the narrator doesn't belong there. This is a somewhat racist comment. The basis of his comment is from the stereotypes that are commonly associated with people of his ethnicity. The narrator is obviously being discriminated against simply because of the color of his skin. It is ashame but he does feel out of place due to his own skin color.