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Essay Topic 1

Consider where Tookie gets a job after being released from prison. Why does she believe working there is a good fit for her?

Essay Topic 2

Pollux is Tookie’s husband. How was Pollux raised? What jobs has he held? What is his relationship like with Tookie and with Hetta? What do those relationships reveal about his character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Tookie's feelings and attitude toward customers changes while working at the bookstore. Why do her feelings toward customers change? What does this reveal about Tookie's character?

Essay Topic 4

Tookie makes a comment that Native Americans do not wish to be victims. Why does she make that comment? How has the troubled relationship between Native Americans and whites caused Indigenous people to be seen as victims?

Essay Topic 5

Discuss who Tookie's favorite customer is and why. What does helping him reveal about the joys of a...

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