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Ms. Bixby's Last Day
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When Ms. Bixby tells the three narrators in Chapter 1 that scientists eradicated cooties in 1994, is she embracing Topher’s fantasy world, is she bringing him and the other children into the real world, or both?
In what way does each of the three narrators find his relationships with his parents to be inadequate, and how does this reflect their unique personalities and needs?
How did Ms. Bixby’s childhood disillusionment as a magician determine her attitude toward her students? In what way is Ms. Bixby still a magician?
What is the function of Mr. Mackelroy as a secondary character?
What personal challenges does each of the narrators face during the novel and how does each respond?
In addition to the three narrators, which other characters directly or indirectly experience change in their lives because of Ms. Bixby?
Realizing his parents inevitably would find out that he had skipped school, Steve reasons with himself about how to deal with them. How does his attitude toward discovery by his parents change over the course of the quest?
At several points in the narrative, different characters comment on destiny. What unexpected events occur during the story that might be considered destiny, serendipity, or miraculous?
What is the symbolic meaning of each of the items that the children give Ms. Bixby?
Why did Brand’s father get up for the first time and go to Brand’s room to tell the three narrators about Ms. Bixby’s death? What does this symbolize?
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