What is your favorite anecdote in the book and why?

Which is more important to Harvey's stories: his suspense technique or the story facts themselves? Explain your answer.

Give two examples of animals personified in the book and briefly explain their stories.

Harvey's book includes several stories about John Wilkes Booth. Briefly recount two of these.

Author Horatio Alger's story is included in the book. Briefly tell what the story was and note its irony.

At least two of the stories in the book are concerned with recycling. Briefly discuss two stories in which subjects looked for a better way to use natural resources.

Two stories in the book discuss war that began either erroneously or frivolously. Which war began from a mistake and which began over a silly dispute?

Discuss one unusual fact you learned about a U.S. president from this book...