| 1. | What would you do if a pair of shoes fell out of the sky and hit you on the head? |
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| 2. | What do you think of Mr. Sir? |
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| 3. | Would you have run away when Mr. Sir gave you the chance? Why or why not? |
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| 4. | What do you think of Mr. Pendanski? |
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| 5. | Why do you think none of the kids use their real names while at camp? |
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| 6. | Why do you think Elya tells Myra to marry Igor and gives them his pig as a gift? |
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| 7. | Why do you think Stanley's name becomes Caveman? |
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| 8. | X-Ray says that every little kid wants to dig a big hole at some point, and Stanley thinks that he can't remember ever feeling that way. Have you ever wanted to dig a big hole? |
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| 9. | Stanley teaches Zero to read in exchange for Zero digging part of his hole. Is this fair? Would you take the deal? Why or why not? |
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| 10. | Would you have given X-Ray the tube Stanley found? Why or why not? |
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| 11. | Do you think stealing the water truck was a good idea? Why or why not? |
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| 12. | What do you think of the Warden? |
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| 13. | Why do you think Mr. Pendanski and Sir go along with the Warden's plan? |
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| 14. | Fate is a constant theme in the book. Do you believe in fate? |
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| 15. | Who was your favorite character? Least? |
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