Secrecy and risk
Contestants must complete ten tasks, keep their participation secret and ask no questions; the consequences of failure are unknown.AmbiguousAmbiguous: the book leaves its position open to more than one reasonable reading.Ambiguous: the book leaves its position open to more than one reasonable reading.How the book presents it: The contest's secrecy and uncertain consequences make Maiv's effort to uncover the Benefactor's secrets central to the suspense.
Talk about: Does Maiv's investigation change how she understands the contest's rules and risks?