Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Is Calogero's coming-of-age the most important part of this book?
- What is the most important lesson Calogero learns? Could he have learned it any other way?
- What do you think Napoli is saying about racism with this book? What did you learn that you didn't know before? Is anything surprising?
- Could Francesco have done anything differently to change the outcome? Could anybody?
- Was this book successful at portraying the imagined events that occurred so long ago? Why or why not?