1. Is the ending of "Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros" too sentimental? Explain your opinion with details from the book.

2. What does a talking rhinoceros, or unicorn, see in Gottesman, who says of himself that he is an unoriginal thinker?

3. Where is Gottesman going with the rhinoceros at the end of "Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros"?

4. "Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros" has sad passages, but it is a funny tale. Explain how this so.

5. Will Gottesman be happy in the rhinoc-eros's home?

6. How can "Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros" be funny if people dear to Gottesman die in it?

7. Beagle says that he does not like to repeat himself. Has he succeeded in creating a new vision of unicorns in "Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros?"

8. What makes Gottesman an interesting protagonist?

9. What are the qualities of the rhinoceros's character? Does...