Book group discussion questions
- Which of the characters do you think is the most "streetwise?" Why?
- What is it that ultimately drives Pops into the streets?
- In "Cash Money" Delia gives Pops $100 for returning her money and ID card. Why does she do it? Do you think it's realistic?
- In "Breakfast," why does Miguel think Pops is his father? Why does Maria give the two men food?
- What do you think happens to the man whose boots Pops steals in "Christmas?"
- In "Fortune 500" do you think Pops is being mean or is he just crazy?
- Why does The Kid bring cigarettes to Pops? Why does he do it in secret?
- What else do you wish you knew about the characters in The Streetwise Cycle?
- Did you look at The Streetwise Cycle in Pictures - what did you think of it?
- How often do you see homeless people? Do you ever wonder how they became homeless?
- Can you imagine yourself becoming homeless?
- Have you ever "dumpster dived?"
- Each story in The Streetwise Cycle is exactly 999 words long. How does that affect the stories themselves?
- Different characters use different words to describe Pops: wino, drunk, homeless man, recycle man, old guy, etc. How do those words change your perception of him or the people who use those words?
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