Discussion Questions
A resource for book clubs
The Wreck:
1. What do you think about Celia using her inheritance to finance
the search for the shipwreck?
2. Should Celia and Goldie have included Mark and Nick or tried to
find the treasure by themselves?
3. How do you feel about Goldie and Nick getting married in secret?
Would have you done the same?
4. Could Celia have avoided the accident on the island of Rota?
5. Do you agree with Celia’s decision to walk out of the hospital?
6. What do you think about Celia’s reluctance to leave Danny?
7. What do you think about Danny’s never learning to read? Do you
think that is a problem in our society?
8. What would you do if you were homeless? What kinds of things
would you do to survive?
9. Is homelessness an issue in our society? If so, how can it be
addressed?
10. What did you like or dislike about the story?
the search for the shipwreck?
2. Should Celia and Goldie have included Mark and Nick or tried to
find the treasure by themselves?
3. How do you feel about Goldie and Nick getting married in secret?
Would have you done the same?
4. Could Celia have avoided the accident on the island of Rota?
5. Do you agree with Celia’s decision to walk out of the hospital?
6. What do you think about Celia’s reluctance to leave Danny?
7. What do you think about Danny’s never learning to read? Do you
think that is a problem in our society?
8. What would you do if you were homeless? What kinds of things
would you do to survive?
9. Is homelessness an issue in our society? If so, how can it be
addressed?
10. What did you like or dislike about the story?