Discussion Questions

1.   Does the title of the book really tell what the book is about?
2.   How do you think the author might be like a character in the book?
3.   Which character do you think the author might be like?  How and why?
4.   What was the author's purpose in writing the book?
5.   Why would the author write a story like this?
6.   What special knowledge or training would the author need before writing  this book?
7.   Why did the author choose the setting for the story?
8.   What periods of time are covered in the book?
9.   Is the setting a real or imaginary place?  How can you tell?
10. Would you like to visit the place described in the story?  Why or why not?
11. In what ways is the setting important to the story?
12. How would you change the setting of the story?
13. How would a change in setting affect the characters or the plot of the story?
14. How does the setting make you feel?
15. Which character do you think is the most important to the story?
16. Which character do you like best/least?  Why?
17. Which character is most like you?  Describe what characteristics you have in common?
18. Which character would you like to change?  How would your changes change the outcome of the story?
19. Which character would you like to have as a friend? Why?
20. Do you know people who are like any of the characters in the book?
21. Choose two characters and tell how they interact with one another.
22. What do you like about the way the book started/ended?
23. What was the most important chapter in the book?  How is this chapter critical to the outcome of the story?
24. How did you feel as you read the story?
25. What do you like/dislike about the author's style of writing?
26. Tell what you think will happen in the next chapter.
27. Compare this story to another by the same author.  How are they similar/different?
28. What was the most important thing you learned?

 

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