As a young woman, what is Iversen’s view on Rocky Flats? How does it change over time? What does the tone of her narration, as well as the material she chooses to include, indicate about her current stance on nuclear weapons? 

Iversen discusses three fires that occur in the Rocky Flats facility: one in 1957, the Mother’s Day fire in 1969, and another in 2003. Briefly describe each fire. How does each fire change the plant’s operations, its public image, and/or the environment? 

Name three characters who work to expose the secrets of Rocky Flats. How do the workers at the nuclear facility, as well as governmental agencies, treat these people? How does Iversen depict them, and what does this indicate about the book’s themes?