Find out what the authors problems were
The author may or may not tell you what the questions were that caused him to produce his work. It is your task as a reader to formulate the questions as accurately as you can.
You should be able to state the main question the book tries to answer and be able to state the subordinate questions if the main question is complex with many parts.
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