What is the connection between the cards that Ed receives and the people that he helps through those missions?

Describe the way that Ed's mother treats him. Why does she treat him this way? Does she treat her other children differently?

What is the role of the bank robber in the novel?

What is the role of the Doorman in the novel? What does his smell represent?

What is the message that Ed is intended to share? How does he make the transition from the messenger to the message?

Discuss the structure of the novel. How is it unique?

Discuss cards and card playing as a theme in the novel.

Discuss the relationship between Audrey and Ed. How does it progress through the novel? Why does Audrey not want to have a relationship with Ed at first?

Why is the significance of Marv's car...