Darkness at Noon: Did I read the same book as they did?

I remember Freshman year in college we were assigned to read the book Darkness at Noon in an introductory political science class.  When we discussed it in class I remember thinking to myself: Did I read the same book as they did?  The professor and some of the students were talking from the "deep end of the swimming pool".  I read the book in the shallow end.  I knew the plot and what a pince nez was.  Darkness at Noon is a man's personal story of being arrested during the time of Stalin's rule over the Soviet Union, put in prison and interrogated.

How do you teach students to read books in the deeper end?

I wanted to save a copy of this from school, but it doesn't fully answer the question.

Analysis
What was the most exciting part of the story?
What is the author trying to tell the reader in this story?
How would you compare this story to a similar story?

Synthesis
Create a new ending to the story.
What changes to the main character would you make?
How could you improve the story?

Evaluation
What is your opinion of this author?
Would you read another book by this author?
Would you recommend this book?  Why or why not?


What do curious, deep readers do when they read?