1. Why do you think Cadnum told this story in first person? Do you have to accept Jennifer's viewpoint? Whom do you think she is telling this to?

2. Whom do you feel sympathy for, the teenage or adult characters and why?

3. Why do you think Jennifer is so sad? Why is Cassandra so angry?

4. How much do the characters really know and understand about each other? What stereotypes does Cadnum perpetuate? By the end of the novel, did you change your opinion about any of the characters?

5. What is the meaning of the word Rundown? Compare different definitions such as tired and worn down and similar wording such as round around and breakdown.

6. How do you think Jennifer was bruised? Who do you think hit her?

7. When did Jennifer's lies get out of control? Why did she not think her family, friends, and the police...