Question

3. Why do you think Mother was not surprised that Totto-Chan no longer wanted to be a spy?​

Answer 1

Mother did not tell Totto-chan she had been expelled. She realized Totto-chan wouldn't understand what she had done wrong and she didn't want her to get any complexes, so she decided not to tell Totto-chan until she was grown-up. All Mother said was, “How would you like to go to a new school!