Describe Hope. Describe Ryder. How does their relationship begin? What brings them together? What almost tears them apart?

Who is Eliza? Who is Billy? Describe their relationship. What brings them together? What tears them apart? How are they reunited?

Who are Clare and Avery? What is their relationship with Hope? How are they connected to each other? What is the job of each? How are their lives changed over the course of the story?

Describe the relationship between Ryder, Owen, and Beck.

Who is Justine? Carolee? Willy B? Tommy Montgomery? How is each related to Hope and Ryder? What are the roles of each in the story?

What do you consider the most important theme of the story? Why is this theme important? List at least two instances in which this theme plays a part in the story.

Describe Boonsboro. What are some of...