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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.”
