1. Characterize Ginger's life before Joyce came into it and after. How is Ginger changed by this experience?

2. Examine the steps that led to Joyce's ultimate act of threatened violence.

When and how did her obsession intensify?

3. Why did Ginger not share her fears with her parents? Is that realistic? Would you have reacted the same way?

4. Discuss ways the plot would have changed had Ginger's parents not been away.

5. Cite some of the reasons Ginger is torn about testifying in person at the hearing.

6. Discuss the reasons why evidence presented anonymously lacks credibility.

7. Even though Ginger's parents are not present for most of the action in the novel, their values are represented. Discuss scenes in the novel in which Ginger flashes back to important lessons her parents have taught her.

8. Trace the way Kehret divides the text between Ginger and Joyce's perspectives. Does the...