1. HOW TRUE TO LIFE DO YOU THINK THE MOVIE IS?

2. DO YOU FEEL ADULTS WHO INTERACT WITH TEENAGERS ARE “OUT OF TOUCH” WITH WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES? WHY?

3. WHAT SCENE AFFECTED YOU THE MOST? WHY? Examples: Skip’s death, Skip’s funeral, Skip’s parents fighting, Henry’s death, Skip or Ken trying to talk to their parents, Cindy’s speech, Ken’s suicide attempt/conversation with Skip’s parents

4. WHAT CHARACTER DID YOU IDENTIFY MOST WITH AND WHY? Cindy, Ken, Skip, Penny, Andrea, Barbara, Carl

5. WHO IS AFFECTED MOST BY SKIP’S SUICIDE? WHY? Cindy, Ken, Skip, Penny, Andrea, Barbara, Carl

6. DO YOU FEEL THE TWO STRESSORS THAT CAUSED SKIP’S DEPRESSION ARE VALID? WHY? Low SAT scores/concerned about college Andrea doesn’t like him the way he likes her

7. IF YOU WERE KEN, HOW DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD HAVE REACTED TO SKIP’S CONVERSATION AT THE POOL PARTY?

8. WHAT DO YOU THINK KEN COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY IN REACTION TO HIS CONVERSATION WITH SKIP AT THE PARTY?

9. HOW DID THE MOVIE PORTRAY SKIP’S FAMILY/FRIENDS AFTER HIS SUICIDE?

10. DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WHO THINK ABOUT SUICIDE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE FEELINGS OF THEIR FAMILY/FRIENDS?

11. CAN PEOPLE ALWAYS BE AWARE OF THE BEHAVIORS OF THE FRIENDS/FAMILY OF THOSE WHO COMMIT SUICIDE SUCH AS KEN?

12. WHY DO YOU THINK CINDY DID HER CLASS PRESENTATION ABOUT HER BROTHER’S DEATH?

13. WHY DO YOU THINK “SILENCE OF THE HEART” WAS THE NAME OF CINDY’S SPEECH AND THE TITLE FOR THIS MOVIE?

14. WHAT WERE THE MESSAGES OF THIS MOVIE?

15. WHAT WAS YOUR OVERALL THOUGHTS/FEELING OF THE MOVIE? (DISREGARD HOW OLD IT IS)