A Small, Good Thing

1: Why do you think Ann just assumes that the baker has had kids and been through all of the times of birthday parties?

2: Why do you think the baker is so unfriendly with Ann?

3: Why do you think the driver who hit Scotty did not come back to check to make sure he was ok?

4: Do you think Scotty's parents will try and find the driver who hit Scotty?

5: Why do you think the baker harasses the family so much about a sixteen dollar cake?

6: Why do you think the author included the part about the negro family?

7: Do you think the doctor actually thought there was nothing wrong or do you think he was omitting something in his reports to the parents?

8: Why do you think Ann wants to tell the teenage girl "Don't have children?"

9: What do you think the cake symbolizes?

10: Why do you think the baker opened up so much to complete strangers?