What does Victor Henry do? Describe his personality. Which of his children is most like him? Which is least? Why?
Where is Victor about to be stationed as the book begins? Why does he dread this assignment? What is Rhoda's reaction?
Victor says Rhoda thought she was ready to be a Navy officer's wife, but that she was not. Why does he say this? What conflict do Victor and Rhoda have over money? How do the couple resolve these problems?
Compare Palmer Kirby and Pamela Tudsbury. What is happening to Victor and Rhoda's marriage? Why? What do you predict will happen? What decision is Rhoda now facing? What does she say in the letter Victor receives the day Pearl Harbor is bombed? What does Rhoda say later about that letter?
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