Part 1-5 "quiz"

Palm Sunday

• Rowena fell,

• makes Robert feel guilty, shame because he was her protector

• transfers the need to protect Rowena, he joins the army

Monday after Palm Sunday

• Rowena died

Thursday April 1

• Robert’s last day before war

• Rowena’s burial

• Rabbits are killed, bc they were Rowena’s and Mrs.Ross didn’t want to be reminded of her

• Robert is beaten up

• Robert takes a bath, last conversation with Mrs. Ross

Good Friday (April 2nd)

• Robert boards the train to go to the army

Who does robert meet for the first time in August on the prairie while searching for 2 lost horses?

Eugene Taffler

Who suffers with alcohol addiction and grief

Mrs. Ross

He buys pistol for Robert

Mr.Ross

Robert’s sister

Peggy Ross

Robert’s younger brother

Stuart

A maid for the Ross family

Miss. Davenport

He accompanies Robert while searching for missing horses

Clifford

“You begin at the archives with photographs” refers to

Researcher

“a nurse in the Great World War and she remembers Robert vividly.” refers to

Marian Turner

After running with the coyote, Robert was late for lights out. His punishment was he was confined to barracks for __ weeks

2

A prostitute who works at the brothel

Ella l

A german madam

Maria Dreyfus

The town where the brothel is located

Lousetown

The nickname for the brothel

wet goods

The name of the ship that takes to soldiers overseas

S.S Masanabie

A man aboard to the ship who spends his time reading the works of G.A Henty

Captain Orr

A young man from Sydney, Nova Scotia

Harris

“The place was alive with flies” refers to

The horses hold

He tells Robert about the horse’s broken leg

Battery Sergeant Major Joyce

Part 2 begins on February 1916. How long has Robert been in France at this point?

A month and 2 days

Robert’s destination was Wytsbrouk. Where was he coming from?

Ypres

There was an asylum for the mad. What was it called?

Asile Desole

Who says, “Maudit anglais!”

Fermish peasant

What instrument does Poole play?

Bugle

Devlin protects a door with a stain glass panel that depicts a saint. Who is the saint?

St.Eloi

“Birds. Rabbits. Hedgehogs. Toads and things..” Refers to

Rodwell’s pets

What book does Levitt bring to the trench?

Clausewitz on war

Before the war Rodwell was

an illustrator

How old is Lady Juliet when she continues the narrative in book three?

70s

“Robert was proud to be able to show Levitt just how real the enemy was.. it gave the war some meaning if you knew that the men who took your fire (and returned it) wore blue scarves or had grey mittens like your own.”

Feb 27

“Robert heard himself saying: “Next time, stay in your place, so we know where you are.’ He was angry with relief. ‘Yessir,’ said Poole. But he was smiling when he said it.

Feb 28, 4am

“Now Robert stood outside the stained glass dugout and looked down to where the trench had been. It was gone. In its place, there was a hole”

Feb 28, 4.25

“Standing up after one of the close calls, a bright young man with popping eyes turned to Robert and gushed at him: ‘Isn’t it marvelous!’ Robert nodded vaguely and walked away. Afterward he saw the young man going up to several others- including a Lieutenant Colonel and saying the same thing”

Feb 28, 5:30

Then Leather studied the map in silence for a moment and finally said: Here we go then’ and laid down the purpose of the new guns. Gun beds would have to put ‘here and here’ and ‘there and there’. Here and there was all right but there and there was a death trap.”

Feb 28 6:10

“It was fully light by now, though the sky had filled with snow clouds but at least the shell holes could be avoided. Those that already existed at any rate. Those created along the way by the continuing bombardment claimed two lives, but Bates just yelled out: ‘Don’t stop for nothin’ or I’ll shoot youse myself!’ Robert believed him and hurried forward with his Webley drawn lest he fall and have to defend himself from his zealous corporal.”

Feb 28 7:00

“ Levitt was stony calm. It was almost disconcerting. He only complained that Robert said he must remove his great coat. IT could not be worn through the mud, since it would tend to drag him down and might even cause him to drown.”

Feb 28 7:30

“Do you see that thing that looks like a pole?” “Yes sir.” “We shall head for that”

Feb 28, 8:15

Eight men and one mask

Feb 28, 8:50

“Chloride in one tiny bottle- in fact, so clear he thought he’d heard it aloud- came the sound of Clifford Purchas, all of twelve years old, giggling and poking at Robert’s rib. ‘Piss,’ he’d said-and been dismissed from class for saying it.”

Feb 28, 9:30

Who did Lady Emmeline nearly die giving birth to?

Temple

When did Temple say her first words?

Three and half years old (pg149)

Where did Clive go to say goodbye to his father?

Wilton Place

In which room was Michael fighting with Clive

The nursery (pg154)

What country did Taffler fight in before coming to Canada

France

Who does Lady Sorrel light the candles for?

Her lover

What was Taffler’s nickname for Babbington?

Baboon (pg 152.. captain taffler made things easier…………….keep the baboon at bay)

Who stole what from Wilson

Juliet stole matches from Wilson

Who does Mrs.Dolby want to throw a party for?

Kitchener

What did Wilson say to temple when she said her first words (“I want another egg.”) ?

“you didn’t say pleaseeeeeeee.”