1. Very often, when we first meet someone, the initial impressions people make last a long time. In the "Prologue,"Ginger provides brief comments about a number of the participants in the recreation of the Marriage of the Century. How do your first impressions of these characters, as influenced by Ginger's comments, match the later impressions you gain from reading their individual stories? Which characters is Ginger "on target" with, and about which ones is she misleading you?

2. Not only do people make first impressions, but so do books. Their covers and titles can either attract or repel potential readers. What is your first reaction to the cover of Graveyard Girl and to its title? What do you think the title means? What is your response when you find out the title's actual meaning?

3. Each of the stories in Graveyard Girl has a title followed...