Discussion Questions

1. What role do you think the church has in the family breakdown in VINEGAR HILL? Could this one factor be completely responsible for such a sad situation?
    
2. What role does the nature versus nurture debate have to play in this book?  How did you feel about this?
    
3. Do you think that Ellen can ever be completely free of this situation?
    
4. How differently might Ellen be viewed by readers if this novel were set in the twenty-first century?
    
5. What did you think of the author's style?  Has this contributed to your enjoyment of the book?
    
6. Do you think the book could be set in another country or even another part of America? How might a different location have changed it?

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