| 1. | Have you ever accidentally (or on purpose) cut your own hair? Or someone else's? What happened? |
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| 2. | Why was it probably a bad idea for Clementine to make phone calls from the principal's office? |
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| 3. | Do you have brothers or sisters? Who do you think is the "easy one" in your family? |
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| 4. | Is your room at home more like Margaret's picture-perfect room or more like Clementine's messy room? |
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| 5. | Clementine is afraid of pointy things and boomerangs. What weird things are you afraid of? |
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| 6. | Have you ever pretended to be asleep? Did it work?
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| 7. | Clementine rides the elevator in her apartment building to calm down when she is mad. How do you make yourself feel better when you're in a bad mood? |
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| 8. | Clementine cut off all of her hair to make Margaret feel better. Was that a good idea? Why or why not? |
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| 9. | Do you think you are better or worse than Clementine at paying attention? |
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| 10. | Are Clementine's "great ideas" really great ideas? Why or why not? |
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| 11. | Which of Clementine's "great ideas" was your favorite? Why? |
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| 12. | Clementine has lots of different names of vegetables that she calls her brother. Do you have any nicknames? Or do you have any nicknames for your brothers or sisters? |
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| 13. | Did you think, like Clementine did, that her parents were going to get rid of her? Why or why not? |
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| 14. | Clementine names kittens after things she finds in the bathroom, like Laxative and Moisturizer. What other names for pets might you think of from the bathroom? |
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| 15. | Did you guess Clementine's parents were going to give her a party and a kitten? If you did guess, what clues did you have? |
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| 16. | Do you know anyone who is like Clementine? If so, is that person fun to be around? Why or why not? |
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| 17. | If you were Margaret, would you still want to be friends with Clementine after the hair incident? Why or why not? |
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| 18. | Is Clementine a good friend? Why or why not? |
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| 19. | If you got to spend an afternoon with Clementine, what would you want to do together? |
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| 20. | Clementine gives her brother rides in a wok. What fun things do you like to do with your brothers or sisters? |
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| 21. | If you had a problem with a friend like Margaret and Clementine did, what would you do to make things okay between you again? |
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| 22. | Clementine likes art class in school, but not journal writing. What are your favorite things to do at school? |
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| 23. | Clementine says, "If they had a special class for gifted kids in art, I would definitely be in it." If there could be a gifted class for one of your special talents, what would it be? |
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| 24. | Clementine cleaned her room and found lots of strange things under her bed. If we looked right now, what would we find under your bed? |
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| 25. | Clementine had "not so good of a week." What do you think Margaret thinks about the week that she is having? And why do you think she lets Clementine keep working on her hair? |
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