The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

The title story, “The Dangers of Smoking in Bed,” is the shortest in the collection. Why do you think this collection is named for this story? How does it relate to or encapsulate the collection as a whole?

Analyze the order of the stories in the collection. Do they follow a meaningful trajectory that makes it satisfying to read them in this order? If not, how would you reorder the collection?

Analyze the male characters like in these stories. Do they have any shared traits or characteristics? How do they relate to the collection’s female characters?