Characters
Character who journeys across Turkey to find freedom and safety.
Who is Vahan Kenderian?
City where the protagonist is from.
What is Bitlis?
"He was at least six feet tall, and he must have weighted two hundred forty pounds. His arms, though bleached and softened by the years, were still the arms of a blacksmith, or at least a former blacksmith, and the wide chest and broad shoulders confirmed that he had once been a man of unnatural strength." What literary element do these sentences reveal? (Be specific.)
What is DIRECT characterization?
The character who says, "Steel is made strong by fire."
Who is Sarkis Kenderian?
The cost the protagonist pays for the boat ride to Constantinople.
What is 8 lira?
Character who commits suicide in an attempt to avoid abuse from the soldiers.
Who is Armenhoui Kenderian?
First place the protagonist is sent to after being driven from his home.
What is Goryan's Inn?
"I entered Sivas a few hours after dawn. I walked up a wide street past alleys and empty stores, my heart growing heavier with each step. There were a few Turkish civilians on the street, a few lazy wagons rumbling over the cobblestone..." What literary element do these sentences reveal?
What is setting OR visual imagery?
The character who says, "Who you are and what you believe in is your real home."
Who is Ara Sarkisian?
The SIMILE the protagonist uses to describe what his family's home has become after the Turks start rounding up Armenians.
What is a birdcage?
Character who provides the protagonist with temporary food, shelter, and a short-lived "home". (Several possible answers.)
Who is Ara Sarkisian or Dr. and Mrs. Tashian?
The reason for the genocide of the Armenians (several possible answers).
What is the difference in religion and/or the Turks' jealousy of the success of the Armenians?
"I had not realized how hard it would be to find my way down a mountain in the dark. I had not realized how many terrifying sounds the darkness could make or how treacherous a winding mountain road could be. Twice that night, I found myself a step away from a long rolling fall to a broken leg, neck, or back." Which literary element do these sentences reveal?
What is visual imagery or conflict?
The character who says, "Pick your friends carefully and protect them if you can. Leave the rest to their fate."
Who is Selim Bey?
Age Vahan states he is in order to get the wagon driver job.
What is 18?
Character who survived the genocide and is eventually reunited with the protagonist.
Who is Oskina Kenderian?
Reason protagonist leaves Dr. Tashian's house after Mrs. Tashian dies.
What is he realizes that there is nothing for him there/the house is lifeless without Seta and Mrs. Tashian/Vahan's haunted by the absence of the deceased?
“Time takes everything, Vahan. But your heart, your character, your faith, do not belong to time. So build your home here,” Ara Sarkian said, touching his chest. “And make that home strong, make that home beautiful Then you will always be safe, and you will never be alone.” What literary element do these sentences reveal?
What is theme?
The character who says, "You make fools of others, Galib, but you cannot make a fool of me."
Who is Mustafa?
Reason that Spiros Kolouris and his son do not immediately trust Vahan.
What is because he was wearing a Turkish soldier's uniform?
Character originally from Moosh who spends several months with the German consul.
Who is Seta?
The two DIFFERENT names (not his own) given to the protagonist over the course of the novel.
What are Galib and Verkine?
When Vahan arrives in Constantinople and the gendarme he meets takes his money and lets him go free, it is an example of which literary term?
What is (situational) irony?
The character who tells the protagonist, "I'll go first and you follow. Knees and elbows - remember."
Who is Sisak Kendarian?
Vahan Kenderian's great nephew
Who is Adam Bagdasarian?