League of Lexicon
Define the word 'candid'
Truthful, honest
Which story is The Silence of the Girls based on?
The Iliad
What is the name of the girl locked in the coalshed?
Sarah
Who wrote the novella 'Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption'?
Stephen King
Who directed the film?
Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Define the word 'amiable'
Friendly, pleasant
Who is Achilles' closest companion?
Patroclus
Where is the novel set? (Town and county)
New Ross, Wexford
What is the name of the group who relentlessly abuse Andy?
The Sisters (+ Bogs)
What traditional ritual causes distress for Selma after her wedding?
The 'Virgin' test
Define the word 'pragmatic'
dealing with things sensibly or realistically
How is Achilles described in the opening lines of the novel? (At least one adjective)
"Great Achilles. Brilliant Achilles, shining Achilles, godlike Achilles … How the epithets pile up. We never called him any of those things; we called him ‘the butcher’. Swift-footed Achilles."
Who is suggested to be Bill's biological father and what role did he have in the family home?
Ned - he was Mrs Wilson's farmhand
What does Andy help Tommy achieve?
His GED certification
Where does Lale's beloved teacher plan on moving to?
Istanbul
Define the word 'magnanimous'
Generous or forgiving
How many times was Hector's body taken around the walls of Troy?
"Not only had Achilles killed Hector, he’d driven his corpse three times round the walls of Troy"
What quote suggests that the nuns have a lot of control over the town? "These nuns have a..."
“These nuns have a finger in every pie.”
Where do Red and Andy finally meet at the end of the film?
Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Who teachers Lale how to drive?
Yasin
Define the word 'ubiquitous'
Present or found everywhere
Finish the quote, "This is what free people never understand. A slave isn’t a person who’s being treated as a thing...
.... A slave is a thing, as much in her own estimation as in anybody else’s."
What do the nuns force Sarah to tell Bill?
"It was all just a big nothing"
What line from the Bible does Andy use in his note to Norton at the end of the film?
"Salvation lies within"
Which character dies by suicide and why?
Ece, because she was being sexually abused by her uncle (Erol)