The document provides discussion questions about Michael Ondaatje's novel "In the Skin of a Lion". It asks how the novel informs readers about Canada's multiculturalism and the complex discourses underlying it. It also questions whether the novel suffers from its focus on European immigrants, and how Ondaatje symbolically ties skin color to his characters and what impact this has. Students are instructed to choose a topic, research critical sources on it, and develop an original argument for a paper using at least three peer-reviewed sources with a clear thesis statement and title.