1. Despite having completed only high school, Cordelia Bishop excels at grooming students such as Jonathan Eltwing, Julie, and Danny to clinch scholarships at elite universities. What unique learning commitments might these high-achieving students embrace that others today may find unconventional?

2. What specific qualities must Aunt Cordelia nurture to find fulfillment in her adult life?

3. How do Julie and her companions find amusement in an era devoid of television and modern gadgets?

4. Julie bristles when Jonathan Eltwing dubs her "little Cordelia." What prompts him to use this moniker? Would her reaction alter if she heard it in her later years?

5. What drives Aunt Cordelia to insistently enforce self-created routines and guidelines for herself and Julie?