1. Salazar notes that Americans have little sense of responsibility and are indifferent to anything that does not personally concern them, willing to close their eyes to the suffering of others. Do you agree or disagree with this view?

2. Do Robbie, Sam, and Carlos seem believable and real to you? Are they much like teen-agers in your locale?

How similar or different are they?

3. Identify the characteristics that made Robbie an ideal candidate for the experiment. Should he have continued on with his sessions after Sam's discovery of the brainwashing?

4. Relate the different parts of the story that show that Robbie is changing to a more responsible and committed person.

5. If you were in Robbie's place would you have reacted to Carlos in the same way? If not, discuss how you would have done things differently.