1. Why does Sam give up his automobile as easily as he does? He bought it legally, it is supposed to be registered to him, and it has a wonderful trunk, so why give it up?

2. Is Silverberg too vague at first about the horse, or were you able to figure out before he tells you that the horse could fly and probably had wings?

3. Why does Silverberg maintain a matter-of-fact tone when discussing flying carpets and flying horses?

4. Why would Silverberg make the boy who climbs down the rope so irritable? What effect does it have on how you view him?

5. Why does Sam deliberately run out of gas?

6. Does Sam react the way most people would react the first two times that he uses the trunk? Does his behavior enhance or detract from the story?

7. Why is Sam not upset when he sees...