Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Do you think that Uncle Ob really believed that the spiritualist reverend could help them communicate with Aunt May?
- What do you think of Summer's relationship with Cletus? Are they actually friends?
- Why does it mean so much for Cletus to go to the capitol?
- Does Summer see Uncle Ob and Aunt May as her parents? Why or why not?
- How does the quest to visit the spiritualist church frame the story? Does it matter that they never get to commune with Aunt May's spirit?
- Do you consider Aunt May a central character even though she's dead when the story begins? Why or why not?
- If you met with a spiritualist reverend and could commune with anyone from the past, who would it be?
- Why do you think Uncle Ob puts his whirligigs up in Aunt May's garden?