What draws Jaffe to the Quiddity? Why does he want to enter it? Why does he want to control it? What does he mean when he says that he was originally interested in the crossroads?

Discuss Tesla and Grillo's relationship. Are they simply friends, or is it more complicated than that? Why does Tesla go to meet him in Palomo Grove?

What about Kissoon reminds Jaffe of Homer? Do the two characters share any obvious similarities? If the Jaff has carried the knife he used to kill Homer all of this time, why didn't he try to use it against Fletcher?

Are Howie and Jo-Beth meant to be, romantically speaking? Discuss how their relationship evolves throughout the novel.

Consider Tommy-Ray and his transformation into the Death-Boy. What about this transformation makes it into such a disaster (consider the explanation of what the Nuncio does...