2. What do you like best in the description of the old-fashioned 'bus?
3. Justify the author’s early paragraphs on the herds of dumb cattle.
4. Can you analyze the method by which the author makes even her most trivial details of the trip seem vital and interesting?
5. Is it true that most of these details—both narrative and descriptive—assume greater importance because they are seen through a child’s vision?
6. What items bring out the disturbed feelings of the Franciscan soon after he enters the 'bus?
7. Trace the details that very gradually portray the character of Louise’s husband.
8. What part does the description of the various costumes play in the portrayal of character?
9. As Louise analyzes to the Franciscan the past relations existing between them, do we find ourselves sympathizing with one or the other, or with neither?
10. What is the intended symbolism of the title, Spendthrifts?
11. What is symbolized by the herd of cattle?