Discuss the novel’s exploration of the concept of home. What does home mean to the different characters? What conclusions does the text draw about what makes a home?

Analyze Picoult’s use of “sliding door” narrative conventions in the novel. How does she both use and subvert these conventions to deepen the meaning of the text?

Dawn tells the reader: “The Ancient Egyptians believed that when a god came in its true form, there was an irresistible aroma” (326). How does scent play a role in the text, and what did Picoult hope to convey with this imagery?