1. What are Thai spirit houses? Where are they to be found? What do they do?

2. What are the religions of Thailand?

How do spirits fit into Thai religious practices?

3. How important is the speaking of English in Thailand? What opportunities does it create? Where would it be spoken?

4. Julie is surprised that Bia is a heavy smoker. Who smokes cigarettes in Thailand? What other tobacco products are commonly used by Thais? Where does the tobacco come from?

5. Bia's ambitions for a good job seem modest. What sort of jobs could someone like him aspire to in Thailand?

What jobs are good from the Thai point of view?

6. Do many Americans open their homes to foreign students the way Julie's family does? How do they do it? Are there ways to prevent mixups such as Bia's substitution for Thamrongsak Tanngarmtrong?

7. Does...