Mišty - authors and works

Shooting an Elephant

Shooting an Elephant

George Orwell

The Landlady

Roald Dahl

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie

Beryl Bainbridge

The Prophet's Hair

Salman Rushdie

Mrs Midas

Carol Anne Duffy

Burning Baby

Dylan Thomas

Visiting Time

Emma Brockers

Weekend

Fay Weldon

Shooting an Elephant - main protagonist’s job

sub-divisional police officer

Shooting an Elephant - location

Moulmein, Lower Burma

Shooting an Elephant - time setting

1920s

The Landlady - protagonist’s name and age

Billy Weaver, 17

The Landlady - where is Billy going

Bath

The Landlady - Billy’s dream job

businessman

The Landlady - common feature of businessman

briskness

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - wife (name)

Mrs Henderson

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - sons’s name

Alec

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - protagonist’s name

Charlie

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - daughter’s name

Moira

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - Mrs Hendersons boss (name)

Angela Hisson

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - what play will they see

Peter Pan

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - what happens to Charlie at the end?

He had a heart attack

The Prophet’s Hair - daughter’s name

Huma

The Prophet’s Hair - son’s name

Atta

The Prophet’s Hair - father’s name

Hashim

The Prophet’s Hair - wife’s name

unknown

The Prophet’s Hair - thief’s name

Sheik Sin

The Prophet’s Hair - how many sons did the thief have?

4

The Prophet’s Hair - does the hair have magical healing powers?

yes

The Prophet’s Hair - location

Srinagar

The Prophet’s Hair - time setting

year 19-something

Mrs Midas - location

their house

Mrs Midas - time setting

late September

Burning Baby - name of the vicar

Rhys Rhys

Burning Baby - Rhys Rhys’s profession

vicar

Visiting time - protagonist’s name

Mr Garrison

Visiting time - what was the protagonist planing to do to his sons’ murderer?

He wanted to kill him

Visiting time - did the protagonist kill the murderer?

no

Visiting time - Did the protagonist suffer any previous traumas?

yes

Visiting time - book with similar topic

The Crime and Punishment

Weekend - protagonist’s name

Martha

Weekend - name of protagonists’ husband

Martin

Weekend - how many kids does the protagonist have?

3

Weekend - who arrives unexpectedly (too early)?

Collin and Katie

Weekend - Collins ex-wife (name)

Janet

Weekend - who does Martha like better, Janet or Katie?

Janet

Weekend - location

cottage away from London

Weekend - time setting

1970s

Weekend - main theme

gender roles

Mrs Midas - what pet did she have?

cat