The chaperone by laura moriarty questions

What do we learn about Cora in this scene?...

Book Club Discussion Questions for The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

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Why do you think Laura Moriarty has chosen to leave Cora's history ambiguous?

Why do you think Laura Moriarty has chosen to leave Cora's history ambiguous?
Readers' questions about The Chaperone.
What do we learn about Cora in this scene?
Why does Laura Moriarty, the author, choose to open the novel this way?
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The Chaperone opens with Cora Carlisle waiting out a rainstorm in a car with a friend when she hears about Louise Brooks for the first time.

What do we learn about Cora in this scene? What does it tell us about her and the world she lives in? Why does Laura Moriarty, the author, choose to open the novel this way?
What changed Cora?
Why do you think she waits to introduce us to Brooks?

When we first meet Louise Brooks, she seems to be the complete opposite of Cora, but the two women form an unlikely bond anyway. Are they really so dissimilar? What does Cora learn from Louise?

Do you think Louise learns anything from Cora?
Why does Laura Moriarty, the author, choose to open the novel this way?

When Cora arrives in New York, the city is worlds away from her life in Wichita. How much do you think Cora actually embraces New York? W