| 1. | What did you think of the book? |
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| 2. | Were you intrigued enough to read the sequels? |
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| 3. | The book is older (1990); did you find the book dated at all? Was it ineffective to your belief in the story? |
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| 4. | Did you like Janie? Was she believable/relatable? |
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| 5. | What did you think about the other characters? Were they believable/relatable? |
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| 6. | Do you think Janies parents should have told her about what they knew concerning her identity? Why didnt they tell her sooner? |
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| 7. | If you were Janie, would you have wanted to have found out more about the Springs? Or would you have avoided it? |
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| 8. | What would you do differently from Janie when she was trying to find out more? How does the Internet change the way we find out things? |
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| 9. | Symbolism/imagery in the book. Eg. milk. |
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| 10. | Discuss Janie and Reeves relationship. |
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| 11. | What about Hannahs character? Is she sinister or a rag doll? Did you want to find out more about her? |
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| 12. | Theme of families in the book. Johnsons v. Shields v. Springs |
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| 13. | Style of the book: flashbacks, dialogue, descriptions--effective? |
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| 14. | What is the climax of the book? |
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| 15. | What did you think of the ending? Did you want another chapter or more of a resolution? |
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| 16. | Did you know theres a movie based on this book? Have you seen it? Do you think the book would make a good movie? |
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