Throughout the story, Nate feels he is being treated unjustly. Is Nate mistreated? Which punishments, if any, does he deserve? Why? Which are unjust? Why?

Rewrite one of the classes where Nate gets detention from the teacher’s perspective. How do they feel about Nate’s behavior?

Would the story change if Nate never opened the fortune cookie? Why or why not? What things would change? What would stay the same?