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Essay Topic 1

Silas’s mother died when he was born. What is revealed about Silas’s relationship with his mother? What does her violin symbolize about their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Martin Bird is a photographer. Was Martin a counterfeiter? What role does photography play in counterfeiting?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Pony? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 4

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not realistic fiction?

Essay Topic 5

Silas finds memory to be a strange thing. How does Silas view memory? How do memories help him deal with his circumstances?

Essay Topic 6

Silas attends...

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