Discussion Questions For The Hanging City By Charlie N. Holmberg

Discussion Questions For The Hanging City By Charlie N. Holmberg
  1. Do you believe that Lark was better off living with the trollis than the humans? Why or why not?
  2. What do you think it would be like to live as a minority with another species?
  3. What did you think of the idea of Regret as a deity and the only one who cares for the world’s castaways?
  4. Would you agree with the trollis that the opportunity to learn to read and write is a privilege? Why or why not?
  5. What do you think of the way that trollis upgrade their status in the caste system through bloodstone trade, education, and combat?
  6. What did you understand was the significance of the bloodstone?
  7. What did you think of the idea that Bloodstones earned by trollis after they finish military training are traded by trollis in order to mate?
  8. What do you think it would be like to live in a city similar to Cagmar that hangs from a bridge over a canyon?
  9. In the battle between the humans and the trollis which side did you want to win and why?
  10. What did you think of Lark’s decision to turn in her father as the man responsible for the attacks? Do you think that you would have made the same decision if put in her situation?
  11. How do you think it would feel to be the recipient of Lark’s fear?
  12. How much power do you believe the emotion fear has?
  13. Do you believe that fear is learned?
  14. What did you think of the relationship between Lark and Azmar?
  15. How would you describe Lark’s position in the trollis society? Servant.
  16. Who was your favorite trollis? What did you like about him or her?

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