1. How common is teen and pre-teen suicide (please use current data)? Why are more of them choosing to take their lives? In the case of Suicide Note by Janice Mirikitani, what other causes might have contributed to the young girl's suicide? In what ways is she like teens and pre-teens in current society? In what ways is she different?
2. Why does the speaker believe her life would be happier if she were male? Is she correct? Explain.
3. What words, phrases, and images are repeated in this poem? Why are they repeated? What effect do they have on you?