| 1. | Did you like this book? Why or why not? |
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| 2. | This book takes place in 1925. How has life in the United States changed since then? Would you like to live like the children in this book?
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| 3. | This book was originally titled Cuss by the author, but the US publishers released it as Grape Thief. Now, its been re-packaged as Cuss by the US publishers. What do you think about this? Why do you think these decisions were made? |
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| 4. | Do you think you have more or less control over your future than Cuss does? |
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| 5. | How do the families in this book cope with the poverty in Roslyn? |
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| 6. | What do you think about the roles of men versus women in this book? If Cuss was a girl, do you think he would have a different life? |
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| 7. | Would you have made the same decisions Cuss made? Why or why not? |
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| 8. | Why do you think Cuss decided to jump off the train and come back? Would you have come back, or kept going? |
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| 9. | What do you think about the ending to the book? Did it turn out the way you expected? |
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| 10. | The kids in Roslyn come from all sorts of cultural backgrounds. How do they relate to each other? |
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