1. Is Marly a crybaby for being upset about the killing of the mice?

2. Why is it significant that Daddy sings in chapter 4?

3. When Mrs. Chris confides that she hates the sugar season because of its effect on her husband's health, how does it make you feel about all the fun everyone seems to be having?

4. What does Marly learn from her adventure with the cows?

5. What do readers learn about Joe during the adventure with the family of foxes?

6. Why does Joe own a gun? Is he too young to own one?

7. Why does Joe go back to Harry the hermit after running away? How should Joe have behaved to avoid embarrassing himself?

8. In what ways are animals killed in Miracles on Maple Hill? What are the reasons for killing the animals? Are any of these good reasons? Are any of them bad reasons...