Describe Cookie's relationship with Sister. How does it change after Sister's mental breakdown? What memories does Cookie remember about her childhood with Sister? What insight do these memories give the reader about the girls' relationship? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Where does Cookie live? What clues does she give the reader about her surroundings in the text? Why do you think Sones is so vague about the novel's setting? How does this omission relate back to the novel's themes? Be sure to include examples from the text to help strengthen your arguments.

Describe Cookie's relationship with her parents. What does she feel comfortable sharing with them? What secrets does she keep from them? In your opinion, is Cookie's relationship with her parents normal for a girl her age? Why or why not? Be sure to include...