A Girl Called Fearless (42 page)

  8. Father Gabriel tells Avie that even though the country's leaders are “playing chess with girls' lives.… someone else whispers the moves as they play.” What do you think he means by this?

  9. As Avie disappears into Exodus, she is shocked that the Underground isn't the way Father Gabriel described. What big surprises does she have to deal with?

10. Avie's classmate, Sparrow, decides to set herself on fire on the steps of the Capitol building. Why does she do this? Are there things we don't know about her?

11. At what point does Avie decide to support the revolution? What motivates her?

12. Avie volunteers to go for help during the armed siege in Salvation. Why does she do it? What would you do?

13. At the beginning of the book, Avie says, “I'm not fearless, but I loved how he called me that.” At the end, she says, “I am fearless.” How has she changed?

14. What do you believe will happen to Avie next?

15. The author wanted to write a book that when people finished reading it, they would say, “I think that could really happen.” What parts of the story feel real to you? What do you feel might happen if the U.S. lost a large number of women?

 

 

 

 

 

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