| 1. | Which of the Poison Apples do you feel like you relate to the mostReena, Molly, or Alice? |
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| 2. | What did you think of the prologue to the book? Was it necessary to acknowledge all the good stepmothers out there? |
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| 3. | Did all the stepmothers seem evil to you? Did you understand why each girl had a problem with her stepmother? |
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| 4. | Would you want to go to boarding school? Why or why not? |
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| 5. | Why do you think so many teen books take place in boarding schools? |
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| 6. | Why do you think there are so many evil stepmothers in fairy tales? |
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| 7. | What did you think about the father characters in this book? |
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| 8. | Did this book have any fairy tale elements to it? How is it similar to a fairy tale, and how is it different? |
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| 9. | Why does it take so long for Alice and Reena to become friends? |
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| 10. | Why is Alice so embarrassed about her family? Why doesnt she want Reena to see and meet them? |
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| 11. | Why is Reena so embarrassed about her family? |
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| 12. | Why do you think Alice doesnt like Mollys obsession with her father? Why did she react so strongly when Molly wanted to spend time with her family? |
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| 13. | What did you think about the girls plans for revenge? Would you want to get revenge if you were in their situations?
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| 14. | Lets talk about the penguin incident! |
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| 15. | What do you think about Reenas crush on the teacher? Were you surprised she went to his room at the lodge? |
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| 16. | What do you think about Mollys mother and her disappearance? How does her father address the situation? |
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| 17. | Why do you think that none of the girls ultimately got revenge? Would you have stopped short of getting revenge too? |
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