1. In comparing contemporary rock and roll with the music of Connie Carlson's generation, Mr. Morthland says, "That noise is for loving yourself. This music is for loving someone else." How just is his observation? Try listening to some representative tracks to help your decision.

2. Drew, toward the end of the voyage, becomes terribly ill. He believes he is seasick, but Holly says, "Maybe you were ready to be sick. Maybe you were already upset." What is the cause of Drew's seasickness, the waves or tangled feelings? Why is he upset?

3. Drew openly misses his father and sympathizes with his mother. Stephanie's response to both parents is more mysterious; one can only interpret her behavior by Drew's and Connie's observations of it. What are some of the causes of Stephanie's responses to her parents?

4. Both Stephanie and Drew flower in the presence of their grandmother...