| 1. |
Eric, Mickey and Randy have different
ways of dealing with their fear. What do their
methods have in common? How are they different?
What is the flaw in the way each of them handles
their fear? And how, in the end, does Randy
resolve the problem?
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| 2. |
Randy's face is her fortune. She
has a cheerful face so everyone assumes that
her life is fine. How does this affect Randy?
Those around her? What difference has it made
in her life? |
| 3. |
Both Randy and her mother carry
a parent's ashes with her for years after the
death. How does this help Randy come to terms
with her mother's death? Does she do it because
her mother did the same thing? Does it help
Randy come to terms with her bad behavior before
her mother's death? What do the ashes mean to
Randy? To her mother? |
| 4. |
The road trip changes everyone's
life – Randy, Mickey and Eric. How? And
how is that experience different for each of
them? What does the road trip represent? |
| 5. |
Night and the ability to sleep
(or not) play big roles in this novel. Does
Randy's perception of the world around her change
from day to night? Does the world actually change?
Does she learn to deal with the night in a way
she hadn't before the novel begins? |
