"The floating community had __ members, before we arrived" (187)
Ten
What were the two items Kavanagh got while diving?
Seaweed and a scollop
A woman with wild black-and-gray hair. Mid-forties
Mara
Name two other books written by Lanchester
- The Debt to Pleasure
- Mr. Phillips
- Fragrant Harbor
- Capital
- Family Romance
- I.O.U
- How to Speak Money
"But maybe, now that I was one if them, they weren't __ anymore?" (188)
Others
What did Hughes and Kavanagh set as the maximum number of dives a day?
3
Married to Mara. Mid-forties. The beard is scissors-clipped and orderly.
Kellen
When was The Wall published?
January 17, 2019
"I wanted a job to do, not just because diving was an idea worth trying but because it gave me a __ __ __ and structure" (194)
Sense of purpose
What did Kavanagh keep dreaming about when he fell asleep?
Fire. Looking at a fire in a grate, cooking fire, or a bonfire.
Who went diving with Kavanagh?
Hughes
How old is John Lanchester?
62
"I noticed the captain stayed well clear of Kellen and made no attempt to be in __ or to lead" (201)
Charge
Kellen and Mara more or less grew up on what?
Boats
He is a poor swimmer but still gave diving a try. He didn't bring up much of anything.
James
How many pages are in The Wall
254
"Memories were __ and hopes were elusive and tormenting" (202)
Painful
What was Mara preparing to eat when Kavanagh first talked to her?
A seagull
Did not talk much (twenty sentences). Had a mixture of jobs such as watch and fishing duties
The Captain
What is John Lanchester's Birthday
February 25, 1962