Who is Nick Levil? What crime did he commit? Why? What reasons does Valerie have for Nick's actions? What reasons does the author imply about Nick's actions? Why did Nick target those that he shot? Why did he shoot Mr. Kline? Who finally stopped Nick? How? For what reason? How does Nick respond to his own actions? Why do people want to blame someone besides Nick? Was anyone else responsible?

Who is Valerie Leftman? Why does she blame herself for her boyfriend's actions on May 2? Why was Valerie happy Nick planned to confront Christy Bruter on May 2? What did Valerie want Nick to do to Christy? What did he do? Did Christy's actions on the bus warrant what Nick did to her on the morning of May 2? How did Valerie feel when she realized what was happening? What did she do about it? Were...