What specific factors led Dorothy to become the villain she is in Dorothy Must Die? Why those factors, and how did each contribute to Dorothy’s change? Explore how the connections between the factors you chose made other factors more or less influential and why. Support your answer with evidence from the text.

Compare and contrast Gert, Mombi, and Glamora. What parts of their personalities are good? What parts are wicked? What does each character offer to the discussion of goodness versus wickedness? Do you think each is good, wicked, or somewhere in the middle? Why?

Melindra and Madison only have brief appearances in the story, but each has a great impact on how Amy views herself. Why do you think Paige chose to include these characters? Could she have shown Amy’s feelings to the same extent without them? If so, how might she have done it? If not, why are Melindra and Madison so essential? What do Melindra’s and Madison’s roles in the story say about the importance of minor characters?