1. Characterize the protagonist Jesse Cardiff
2. What is his fatal flaw?
3. Characterize Fats Brown
4. What could be the problem with being the best at anything? (hypothesize)
5. What is unique about being a legend? (these two ideas juxtapose one another)
6. What could be the problem with Jesse Cardiff's dream coming true?
7. How does Fats Brown immaculate Jesse?
8. How does Fats use psychology against Jesse?
9. In the power struggle with fats, how does Jesse regain some standing?
10. Considering what you know about Fats, what stakes do you think he wants to convince
Jesse to play for? (What would be the stakes that may be too high for Jesse?)
11. What fatal flaw will make it difficult for Jesse not to agree to play?
12. What statement immaculates Jesse and convinces him to agree?
13. Theme What is the problem with becoming a legend?
14. How does Fats intimidate Jesse before the game starts?
15. How does Fats intimidate Jesse on the first shot?
16. How does the author use irony?
17. What was Jesse's motivation for playing pool?
18. What is the problem with being motivated by such things?
19. How is the setting of a pool hall characterize Jesse?
20. How does the author illustrate Jesse's inner rage about the past?
21. How does the author use sound to create rising action
22. What about fats demeanor makes him seem unbeatable
23. How does the author create suspense?
24. How does the author indicate Jesse's stress level
25. What theme has become evident?
26. What traits make fats and Jesse foil characters?
27. Why did fats come back, in your opinion?
28. What is wrong with having to keep the flame?
29. What is remarkable about competition?
30. What point is fats making?
31. Why does fats smile?
32. What is the denouement/resolution?
amorant about the episode?