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Shooting an Elephant
George Orwell
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The Landlady
Roald Dahl
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Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
Beryl Bainbridge
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The Prophet's Hair
Salman Rushdie
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Mrs Midas
Carol Anne Duffy
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Burning Baby
Dylan Thomas
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Visiting Time
Emma Brockers
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Weekend
Fay Weldon
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Shooting an Elephant - main protagonist’s job
sub-divisional police officer
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Shooting an Elephant - location
Moulmein, Lower Burma
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Shooting an Elephant - time setting
1920s
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The Landlady - protagonist’s name and age
Billy Weaver, 17
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The Landlady - where is Billy going
Bath
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The Landlady - Billy’s dream job
businessman
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The Landlady - common feature of businessman
briskness
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Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - wife (name)
Mrs Henderson
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Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - sons’s name
Alec
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Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - protagonist’s name
Charlie
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Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - daughter’s name
Moira
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Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - Mrs Hendersons boss (name)
Angela Hisson
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Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - what play will they see
Peter Pan
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Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - what happens to Charlie at the end?
He had a heart attack
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The Prophet’s Hair - daughter’s name
Huma
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The Prophet’s Hair - son’s name
Atta
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The Prophet’s Hair - father’s name
Hashim
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The Prophet’s Hair - wife’s name
unknown
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The Prophet’s Hair - thief’s name
Sheik Sin
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The Prophet’s Hair - how many sons did the thief have?
4
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The Prophet’s Hair - does the hair have magical healing powers?
yes
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The Prophet’s Hair - location
Srinagar
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The Prophet’s Hair - time setting
year 19-something
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Mrs Midas - location
their house
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Mrs Midas - time setting
late September
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Burning Baby - name of the vicar
Rhys Rhys
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Burning Baby - Rhys Rhys’s profession
vicar
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Visiting time - protagonist’s name
Mr Garrison
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Visiting time - what was the protagonist planing to do to his sons’ murderer?
He wanted to kill him
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Visiting time - did the protagonist kill the murderer?
no
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Visiting time - Did the protagonist suffer any previous traumas?
yes
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Visiting time - book with similar topic
The Crime and Punishment
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Weekend - protagonist’s name
Martha
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Weekend - name of protagonists’ husband
Martin
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Weekend - how many kids does the protagonist have?
3
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Weekend - who arrives unexpectedly (too early)?
Collin and Katie
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Weekend - Collins ex-wife (name)
Janet
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Weekend - who does Martha like better, Janet or Katie?
Janet
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Weekend - location
cottage away from London
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Weekend - time setting
1970s
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Weekend - main theme
gender roles
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Mrs Midas - what pet did she have?
cat