•When is the story is based?
•How does observing the story through a narrator who presents things as Connie sees effect the reading process?
•Why did the author use a third-person narrator - rather than simply using Connie as the story teller - eventhough the narrator gives the information as Connie sees?
•What is/are the theme/s of this story?
•How does Connie think and feel about her family?
•Does the transition of Connie to Womanhood from girlhood make her vulnerable?
