1. Why does the fiddler appear only to Liz and not to Annie or Liz's aunt and uncle?

2. What objections does Liz have to her aunt and uncle's home?

3. Why do people suspect that Liz abuses drugs?

4. Why does Liz feel abandoned "just like the rusted machinery and outbuildings up on the hills"?

5. What is the significance of the "wooden carnival horses"?

6. How is it that the fiddler knows about Liz's life and her feelings?

7. Why does Liz not run away or hide from the fiddler? Why seek him out as she does?

8. Why cannot everybody see the "old people" and visit the "old world"?

9. Why does Liz's aunt want to get rid of her?

10. Is Liz's life going to be better because of her experience with the fiddler?

11. What does the fiddler mean when he says, "Build on the hurt. Let it temper who...