Chapter 2 references Leonard Plumb Sr.’s original intentions for The Nest. In what ways is his plan accurately carried out? In what ways do assumptions about The Nest differ among his children?

Things do not end up the way many characters in the novel expected nor initially wanted them to. Which characters end up happier or somehow better off in not getting what they wanted? What does this suggest about money and happiness?

The novel is fraught with secrets among the characters. Choose two or three secrets and examine their ramifications. Are any of these secrets justifiably kept?