Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- If their circumstances had been reversed, do you think Day would have stepped in to save June?
- How is Day's attraction to June different than his initial attraction to Kaede? How is it the same?
- Why does Day become a renegade to begin with? What are his reasons for hating the government?
- Do you think that it's right for the government to conduct the Trial when kids are ten-years-old to weed out who gets a higher education? Why or why not?
- What's the deal with Thomas? Why doesn't he see that what he's doing is wrong?
- When do you think June begins to sympathize with Day? Is it when she finds out that he didn't kill her brother, or is it much sooner?
- If you were Day, would you have been a solo rebel or would you have joined the Patriots? Why?
- What happened to America to make it so awful in the future?
- How much of America really makes up the Republic? Where are the colonies located?
- If you were to plan a daring escape from prison before your execution, how would you do it?
- Can you think of any hoops or tests that we have to jump through that are kind of like the Trial? How are they the same or different?