One Last Stop

What role does electricity play in the novel? How does McQuiston use foreshadowing to incorporate this motif?

Compare and contrast August and her mother. Think about the ways in which August understands herself in light of her relationship with her mother.

At the novel’s end, Jane is fully in the present with August and her roommates. Do you think she belongs in this time? Why or why not?

Choose two characters other than August and Jane and compare the ways in which these characters have found a place to belong despite their pasts.

Using magic as a lens, trace August’s growth throughout the novel. How does she differ from when it began, and how did her journey to believing in magic affect her development?

Consider McQuiston’s focus on queer characters in this text. What might she be trying to communicate to her audience about LGBTQ+ romance?

This novel centers on August’s arrival and life in New York. Where is Jane in her arc as a character when the novel ends?

What role does Pancake Billy’s House of Pancakes play in the novel? Choose three characters and write an essay analyzing their relationship with the diner.