1. Not until near the end of chapter seven, does Nina know that Domi is not a flesh-and-blood person in the present.

When did you first suspect that Domi was of a former time? What are the clues?

2. When Nina first meets Gil, she is envious of him because he is secure.

Why is he secure? Why is she insecure?

3. In what ways are Nina and Dominique alike? Different? Which would you prefer for a friend? Why?

4. What part does the amethyst ring play in the story? When Domi's hand merges with Nina's what happens to Nina? What does this situation reveal about Nina?

5. What are the main differences between the first apartment that the Harmsworths live in in San Francisco and the one Nina finds? Which place is more like Auguste's cottage?

6. Nina discovers two different types of proof that show Kot was innocent...