Hello! I'm an aspiring author, one who would need a guardian/parent's I.D. to renew her library card, and I'm wondering: how do I know my agent is doing me right/wrong? I worry my naivete on the whole ordeal could and might be taken advantage of. Help?

Try querytracker.net or google “preditors and editors” to read up on each agent’s track record. There are a lot of horror stories circulating about predatory agents, but most authors will tell you they are largely untrue. With the internet it’s very easy to read up on any agent’s reputation and even look up which major titles they’ve represented. Your biggest concern should just be to query the agent most likely to be interested in your genre. ;)