- Bradwell wants to reveal the truth and expose the Dome, but Pressia thinks it's more important to save the wretches. Who's in the right? Are they both?
- Partridge is given the task to assassinate his father. If you were in his position, would you do it? Even if you knew it was for the greater good?
- Why do you think Pressia is so attached to Wilda? Is there some kind of maternal instinct going on here, or does it have more to do with sympathy?
- Bradwell gets pretty mad when Pressia tells him she doesn't want to have her doll hand anymore. Is Bradwell right to feel upset?
- In the middle of the book, we find out that the adults in the Dome know about the past, and how Willux orchestrated the Detonations. Why don't they rebel?
- Is El Capitan a good guy deep down, or is he really just a bad guy who is pretending to be good?
- Do you think the mothers are too extreme, or do you think they have reason to want to kill men?
- How does Iralene function in the story? How do you feel about her character? Do you like her? Hate her? Pity her? Do you trust her?