(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Identify a mowaw in the text
The narration moves back and forth both in time and between different characters. How did this affect your reading experience? How do you think the experience would have been different if the story had been told entirely in chronological order?
It could be said that this novel is about redemption. Do you agree? What is the message about redemption? Do you feel that Werner was redeemed in the end? Why or why not?
What was your favorite chapter in the book? Why?
Discuss the symbolism, connections, and relationship between Werner and Volkheimer in the chapter “The Beams” (p. 393).
Speculate about what happened to the Sea of Flames in the end of the story. Do you believe in the curse? Why or why not? Support your opinion with specific details from the novel.
A criticism of the novel is that the “Berlin” chapter in section Eleven: 1945 seems unnecessary, irrelevant, or disconnected from the rest of the story. Do you agree or disagree? Why do you think Doerr included this chapter?
Does Werner gain redemption in the book? Why or why not
Discuss the meaning of the title.
Choose a foil character in the story. What role do they play in helping us understand Werner or Marie Laure?
“To shut your eyes is to guess nothing of blindness” (390). What is the significance of this line, in the story and in a more figurative or universal sense?
Choose a passage that you felt the author conveyed a mood particularly well. Review that passage, selecting details that contributed to that overall tone.
Does Werner gain redemption in the book? Why or why not
What did you think about the book overall? Why?
It's been suggested that Doerr spends more time with Marie Laure's story. Is this true? If so what is the function?
Discuss any irony you see in this final section.
What bothered you about the book? Why?
Choose a symbol in the story. What importance does that symbol play?
It has been suggested that Werner is the Sea of Flames. How are the two alike?
Choose a passage containing figurative language. How does this aid in understanding the book's theme?
The book begins and ends with chapters titled "Leaflets". Discuss the significance of this.
