1. Write a report about the kind of career you want to have and your reasons for this selection.

2. Shadow of a Bull was first written as a short story. Do you think it would work as well in a shorter format? Write a paper about which parts of the narrative you think the author lengthened to turn it into a novel.

3. Think of another book you have read in which the hero grows up. Compare the two books, and show how each treats the problems of familial or community expectations.

4. Bullfighting is a violent sport. Do any of the characters in the novel display moral objections to the nature of the sport? Do you have any objections to bullfighting? Why or why not?

5. Write about the importance of expressing feelings of fear. Cite examples from the book.