Describe how Daniel and Leah change throughout the novel. Consider these questions as you formulate your response:

• How do the two interact differently with people?
• What changes are made to their home life?
• How do those changes impact their lives and their characters?
• What is the importance of the group Daniel forms, and how is it different from Rosh’s group?
• In what ways are Daniel and Leah influenced by each of the characters they encounter?
• How do Daniel and Leah’s perspectives on the world change?
• What characters have the most significant impact on Leah and Daniel?

Teaching Suggestion: Consider allowing students to record their ideas before responding to the prompt for ease of discussion. Students may need access to the novel to look back on important events. They may find it helpful to discuss the questions in small groups before providing an analysis. Students might follow up their initial analysis here a discussion on the parallels between the two characters; in what ways are they similar?

Differentiation Suggestion: For students who find it challenging to cite evidence in a whole-text discussion question, they might create a chart to record each of the characters on one side and their influence on Leah and Daniel on the other side.