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How has Molly changed Vivian’s life? How has Vivian changed Molly’s life?ġ2. What is their significance? What did Vivian’s Claddagh cross and Molly’s charms mean to them?ġ1. Molly’s charms on her necklace are mentioned throughout the story. “You can’t find peace till you find all the pieces.” How is this true in Vivian’s life? How is it true in Molly’s life?ġ0. What would a timeline of Molly’s life look like? What characterizes each segment of her life?ĩ. What characterizes each segment of her life?Ĩ. What would a timeline of Vivian’s life look like? Use a white board to diagram this or just do it verbally. Do you have things that you don’t use or are stored away but you can’t part with? What are those things and why do you keep them?ħ. In what ways are Molly and Vivian similar? How are they different?Ħ. What similarities or differences are there between the past as shown in the story and our present foster care system?ĥ. Thinking back on the children that were highlighted in the book, Carmine, Dutchy and Niamh, what were the motivations of the families who took in these orphans? How did these differing motivations affect the children’s lives?Ĥ. What did you notice about the style of writing and how this story was put together?ģ. Were the orphan trains a good thing? Why or why not? What, if any, better options were available at the time?Ģ. If reproducing, please credit with the following statement: 2015 Mount Prospect Public Library. The Library is happy to share these original questions for your use.

These book discussion questions are highly detailed and will ruin plot points if you have not read the book. Rich in detail and epic in scope, Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are. Molly discovers that she has the power to help Vivian find answers to mysteries that have haunted her for her entire life – answers that will ultimately free them both. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destinies would be determined by luck and chance. A community service position helping an elderly woman clean out her home is the only thing keeping Molly out of juvie and worse…Īs she helps Vivian sort through her possessions and memories, Molly learns that she and Vivian aren’t as different as they seem to be. Penobscot Indian Molly Ayer is close to “aging out” out of the foster care system.