Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Who do you tend to side with in the debates between Jade and Son? Why? Use specific evidence from the text to support your answer.
- Do you think Valerian has been fair in his treatment of Sydney and Ondine? Why or why not?
- Why do you think Margaret did what she did to her son Michael? Use specific evidence from the text to support your answer.
- What do you think will happen to Son after the book ends? Do we have any clue to what fate waits for him back at Valerian's house?
- Have any of the characters changed by the end of the book, or do they tend to have the same views of the world they've always had?
- Does this book give any positive, straightforward examples of relationships between people, or are they all complicated in one way or another? Use examples to support your answer.
- What is the main conflict that Jade has with Sydney and Ondine at the end of this book? What would you do if you were Jade?
- Why does Jade's memory of the African woman in the grocery store trouble her so much? Why does this woman show up again when Jade has visions of the women of Eloe?