The Protagonist
Where is Daisy from?
New York City
Who is Daisy’s love interest?
Edmond
How is Aunt Penn's house described? What details stand out to Daisy?
- Old (falling down), beautiful, yellow stone
-Huge vine
-Inside is jumbled up
-Stone angel
-Animals
Why does Aunt Penn leave, and where is she going?
Aunt Penn leaves for Oslo for a Conference (Peace Process, impending war talk)
What is the first thing that went wrong after Aunt Penn left?
While Aunt Penn is in Oslo, a bomb goes off in London, killing thousands of people and shutting down the airports.
How old is Daisy?
Daisy is 15 years old
Who picks Daisy up from the airport?
Edmond
How does Daisy describe the difference between New York City and the English countryside? (people, place..)
NYC:
-New Yorkers are cold
-Apartment
-Cramped, loud
ENGLAND:
-Driving on other side of road
-Kids smoking??
-House
-Safest place she has ever felt
Who is the enemy in the war?
Unspecified "enemy" "other" "occupiers"
Speculation: Germans, French, Chinese
How are people restricted to their homes during the war, and what excuse is used?
Smallpox outbreak
Why does Daisy come to live with her cousins?
Daisy refused to eat food and is sent away. She escapes her stepmother, Davina, who is pregnant and whom Daisy dislikes.
How many cousins does Daisy have? Name them from youngest to oldest.
Osbert (16), Edmond (14), Isaac (14), and Piper (9)
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How does Daisy’s first encounter with Aunt Penn go?
Despite being strangers to each other, it goes well. Daisy feels that Aunt Penn is a good listener.
What is rationing, and what do the cousins receive? Who is believed to be providing the supplies?
Rationing involves limiting the amount of food and resources available to civilians. The cousins receive limited food supplies.
- Red Cross
-The enemy (poison)
What do Piper and Daisy eat while hiding in the forest?
Mushrooms
What is Daisy’s relationship with food? What does Edmond encourage her to eat?
Daisy has a complicated relationship with food, partly due to her strained relationship with her stepmother. Edmond encourages her to eat bacon, offering her food and affection, helping her overcome her disordered eating habits.
How does Daisy communicate with Edmond "telepathically"? Give examples.
sharing thoughts and emotions without speaking
-Sensing she wanted a glass of water upon arrival
- Feeling him cough while separated, smell of tobacco
-Communicating about Major McEvoy, Jet, Piper (p.90)
Feeling a light/aura between eyes when quiet, distracted, or tired (p.89)
Who is Leah, and what happened to her dad?
Leah is Daisy's friend from New York, her dad worked on Wall Street and committed suicide when he lost 600 million of someone else's money.
Who dies during the war?
-Joe
-Major McEvoy
-Dr. Jameson
-Ding
-Aunt Penn
How do animals signal that something is wrong on Piper and Daisy's journey back?
- Birds
-Many foxes
- No sound of life otherwise (human)
eating the corpses
How does Daisy change over the course of the novel? Use evidence from the text.
Initially self-centered and emotionally distant, she becomes more empathetic and resilient, especially after the traumatic events of the war. Her relationship with Edmond deepens, and she takes on a protective role toward her younger cousin, Piper.
NAIVE:
- Those that died in bombing are old and boring
-Enjoys having no adults around during the war
-Requesting chocolate, cake, sausage, and Coke
MATURING:
- Able to comfort and care for Piper after separation
-Begins to realize the gravity of the war
Who is Baz, and who is he interested in?
Baz is a soldier introduced later in the novel. He is interested in Piper
- Helps them by sleeping close-by and by giving them supplies to make it home (bowl, salami, gun..)
Who comes to inspect the house, and what questions do they ask?
British Army.- how many rooms, is the roof leak-proof, if anyone had visited...
Looking to house soldiers and sequester children
What was the enemy’s plan for taking over Britain?
1. Waited until most of the British Army was far away
2. While distracted, attackers moved in quietly and took control of transportation
- Cut off roads, railways, phones making communication difficult
3. When British military returned, they had to fight to get back into their own country
What are some of the hardships, other than poisoning gassing, and lack of food, faced during the war?
-Medical supplies for conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure
-Hospital space used by soldiers - need space for birth etc.
-Cows: machines down but need to be milked,sterilizing milk