Hiding Edith 1. The punctuation is a dash I think they used this because it is further information explaining the phrase witch was ahead of it. 2. This is a picture of a identification paper witch is like a passport. This information is used because it is showing she was a real person and info about her. 3. The title a “a true story” story means that it was something actually happened and is true. My own experience was when any thing happens in my life and I write it down in a journal or a book.