1.  Why do you think Miller titled the book The Senator's Wife even though it starts and ends with Meri? Is it a fitting title?

2.  Did you like the characters?

3.  Why do you think Delia stayed with Tom through his unfaithfulness?

4.  Do you think Delia and Tom's "arrangement" living apart as married lovers was good for them?

5.  Do you think Tom loved Delia?

6.  How would you characterize Nathan and Meri's relationship?

7.  Do you consider Meri's actions with Tom adultery? By both parties?

8.  Why do you think Delia finally gives up on the marriage when she finds Tom looking at Meri?

9.  What do you think the last line of the book means -- that Meri "did what she did with Tom that day for love. Out of love"?