| 1. | Describe each of the main characters: Rita, Star, Heather, Jessie, Troy, Freddy, Adam, Pug. Who was your favorite? Why? |
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| 2. | Which of these characters, if any, would you like to have as a friend? |
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| 3. | Did you like Troy? Did your feelings about him change throughout the course of the story? |
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| 4. | Is this story believable? Did you have favorite parts? |
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| 5. | What did you think about Troy throwing the river guide away? |
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| 6. | Why do you think Star considers the trip the best days of her life? |
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| 7. | Were the characters foolish to keep going when the helicopters, etc. were trying to catch them? Why didn't they want to give up? |
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| 8. | Do you think Jessie could have gotten them through "Upset?" Why or why not? |
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| 9. | Why did Jessie change her mind about Madeline after the raft trip? |
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| 10. | Has anyone ever been on a whitewater raft trip? What was it like for you? |
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