Stevens
What does Mr. Faraday refer to Ms. Kenton as that Stevens dislikes?
“Lady friend”
How long has Ms. Kenton been Mrs. Benn for?
20 years
When do Stevens and Ms. Kenton start work at Darlington Hall?
1922
What is Mr. Faraday’s first name?
John
If Ishiguro was born November 8, 1954, how old is he today?
71 years old
What skill does Stevens decide to master at the end of the novel?
Bantering
Ms. Kenton substitutes her values for Lord Darlington’s. True or False?
False. She doesn’t trade her beliefs for his.
What international agreement ended WWI is heavily criticized by Lord Darlington?
The Treaty of Versailles
Who is Monsieur Dupont?
A pretentious French diplomat who attends the conference
What was Ishiguro trained to do?
Refrain from social interactions
What night does Stevens recall with a great deal of pride?
The night of his father’s death
What does Ms. Kenton bring Stevens on two seperate occasions?
Flowers
What location does the book end?
Weymouth
Who argues that true dignity belongs to anyone?
Harry Smith
What is an interest of Ishiguro’s?
British formality and/or pre and post war societies
What is Stevens mistaken for at Mortimer’s Pond?
A gentleman
What is Ms. Kenton’s daughter’s name & what is she expecting?
Catherine, who is expecting a baby
What year does Stevens receive Ms. Kenton’s letter?
1956
Who is the godson of Lord Darlington and independent journalist who tries, in vain, to warn Stevens about his master's manipulation by German forces?
Reginald Cardinal
Where was Ishiguro born?
Nagasaki, Japan
One significant line from the novel demonstrates an instance of emotion from Stevens. What is that line?
When he is speaking to Ms Kenton, and says he “…feels [his] heart is breaking.”
Why did Ms. Kenton initially marry her husband and how does she feel about him now?
Intially married out of loneliness, later learned to love him
What year does Lord Darlington die?
1953
Who was the female Blackshirts member who most influenced Lord Darlington?
Carolyn Barnet
What is Stevens to Ishiguro?
“A monstrous version of himself”