Notice the parallel between Oskar's thoughts on not knowing when the "last time" would be and the thoughts on this in the previous chapter. What is significant about this?
Where does Oskar think Mr. Black is? Why is this significant? Where do you think Mr. Black is?
Why doesn't Oskar's mother care about Oskar going all over New York city at night? If his mother knew what he was doing all this time, what is her motivation for not talking about it with Oskar? What is significant about her involvement in contacting everyone before Oskar even arrived?
The phrase "incredibly close" shows up twice in this chapter...the phrase "extremely loud" shows up once...
Why is the picture of the back of a man's head included in the chapter?
William Black's father wrote letters before he died -- a lot of them. Letters show up a lot in this novel -- some sent, some not sent. Why do you think the author uses letters so much in the novel? What do they represent?
Why do you think Oskar didn't want to go to the bank with William? Why do you think he told William the story about the last message? Why is it so critical that he finally told someone?
What is significant and powerful about Stephen Hawking's letter and the timing with which Oskar receives it?