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There are several stories taking place in the novel. There’s Dulcie dealing with her father’s “accidental self-inflicted mustard gas attack;” Dulcie and her mother; Dulcie and Roxanne; Roxanne and her own mother; Dulcie running away/going home. And don’t forget Frank… Is there one that is most important?

Does Dulcie really sound like a sixteen year old girl? Would you feel differently about Dulcie if she were fourteen? Eighteen? Thirteen? Twenty? Would it be a different story?

When Dulcie leaves California, is she running away?

There are at least a couple times in the story when Dulcie appears to make odd side-trips (fainting goats, relics, shoot-outs). Is there a point to these? What are they?

Are all those quotes on the janitor’s door real? Who did invent the kazoo? Can a writer steal borrow and invent lines and facts and use them any old way?

What do you think about the title? Does it work? Is there any scene or section that gives the title a particular sense or meaning?

There’s a lot of music in this novel. Does it do anything for the story? If so, what? Does it make you see the characters any differently? And really, who was the best Beatle?

What is your favorite location in the story?

What part of the story felt the most true? What scene is the least believable (And in case you were wondering, there really are such things as fainting goats!)

How about that ending? If this were real life, would those solutions work? Does it work as a story with a plot that is supposed to be a good read?

English 101 Question: Has Dulcie changed? If so, how?

Are there other books that you like (or don’t like) that feel like this one?

What will readers who like this book look like? Is it somebody like you? Somebody different?