| 1. | When the story started, did you believe that Svetlana was a vampire? Did you think she could read minds, or plant thoughts in people's minds? |
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| 2. | What did you like about Svetlana? Is there anything you didn't like? |
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| 3. | Svetlana felt like a mouse in a cat-and-mouse game with Ms. Larch. Is this how Ms. Larch wanted her to feel? |
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| 4. | Why did Ms. Larch and Mr. Dumloch come to Sunny Hill? Why did Ms. Larch leave England where she was Diana Frost? |
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| 5. | Svetlana asked Ms. Larch if they were the same - if she was a vampire, too. What do you think Ms. Larch thought of Svetlana? Did she see her as a threat right away? |
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| 6. | Was there something in the chocolates that Ms. Larch handed out? What do you think it was? |
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| 7. | Did you wonder why Ms. Larch was so sick? What did you think when she was so beautiful the next day? |
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| 8. | What extra abilities helped Svetlana track Ms. Larch? Were you glad that Svetlana was an Olfactive, not a vampire?
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| 9. | Were you surprised that so few people were in The Circle of Red? Were you worried that Svetlana couldn't possibly defeat Ms. Larch alone? |
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| 10. | What did you think was the scariest part? Was it too scary? If the story scared you, what did you do? Did you enjoy the humor in the story? What was the funniest part? |
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| 11. | Did Svetlana change in the story? What was she like in the beginning? How did she change? What did she learn about friendship? |
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| 12. | Did the author include enough information on the other charachters so that you felt you knew them: Ms. Larch, Mr. Dumlock, Fumio Chen, Dwight Foote, Sandy Cross, Lenora Bones. Who was your favorite? |
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| 13. | Did the author keep you interested in the story when it wasn't exciting or scary? How did he do that? |
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| 14. | If this story were made into a movie, would you go see it? Who would play Svetlana? Who would you choose to play Ms. Larch? |
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