Here are a few examples of high-expectation, critical-thinking questions using academic language:

1. How might the setting serve as another character in the book?

2. What do we mean by the arc of a character? What is the arc of the main character in this book?

3. How would the story be different if told from another point of view?

4. What makes a theme universal?

5. Why is conflict essential to fiction?

6. How does the structure of the book enhance or detract from its theme?

7. Why do author’s sometimes use inciting conflict?

8. What is the tone of the book? How are tone and mood different?