1) What sort of search is the mother in "Grass Angel" engaged in? Does she find what she's looking for? Is Frances engaged in a search of her own?

2) Do the reader's sympathies lie more with Frances or with her mother? Or with one of the other characters? Why?

3) The death of Frances' father affects many of the characters. In what different ways does it affect Frances, Blue, Anna-Louise, and verett?

4) Is Blue a good caretaker or role model for Frances? Why/why not?

5) Why do Agnes and Frances make grass angels in the cemetery? What meaning do grass angels have for Frances?

6) At the end of the novel, do you think that Frances and her mother have resolved their disagreements and will get along?

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