1. How well does Murphy utilize primary sources to personalize the history of the blizzard? Why is narrative the best way to present this information?

2. Discuss how people reacted to the initial onslaught of the storm. In what ways did people act logically? How did anyone respond irrationally?

3. In what ways did people sacrifice their comfort to help others?

4. How were sharing and kindness essential to many people's survival? How did tending to livestock reinforce the characterization of some people as being responsible?

5. What was the relationship between work and the storm both during the blizzard and after?

6. Who do you think took the greatest risks during the blizzard? Do you think their actions merited public recognition?

7. Where do you think it was most dangerous to be during the blizzard and why?

8. Why do you think Murphy selected the people he described in this book...