Who is Ivan? Why has he become a Jew at such an advanced age? What does his father hope to accomplish by embracing their Jewish heritage? What is achieved by this? Why does Piotr want Ivan to grow up in America? What advantages are there in America that Piotr is afraid Ivan will not find in Russia or Ukraine? What does Piotr give up for this advantage for his son?

Who is Katerina? How did she come to be sleeping in the middle of the woods? Why does Ivan find himself plagued by nightmares of Katerina? Why does Ivan believe that his sighting of Katerina was a figment of imagination? How does he discover that this is not true? Why does Ivan decide to save Katerina? How does he do this? What does Ivan prove about his own character in the way he saves...