Answer:
I think they just want you to summarize and explain what happens in the lives of the young boys. For example, they want you to say something about how hard their life is and maybe in order for them to help their families they steal and beg just to get by. This consequently mean the boys get caught and send to schools to change their behavior instead of being sent to prison. They can't just break their stealing ways because they may be left with no food or other necessities, so they take their chances.
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i rlly hope that helps and makes sense i didnt rlly wanna type a whole paragraph formally answered haha